Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 80.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Malaysia, 1980–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Malaysia stood at 80.6%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Malaysia peaked at 80.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 60th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.3% | — |
| 1991 | 36.8% | +73.2% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | +35.0% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 66.9% | +44.0% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 36.8% | 49.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 46.5% | 66.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 68.2% | 76.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 80.6% | 80.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Malaysia was 80.6% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Malaysia ranks 60th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.