Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 84.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malaysia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 84.1% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malaysia peaked at 84.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 1991.
That places Malaysia 49th out of 97 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.9% | — |
| 1996 | 60.7% | +29.6% |
| 2000 | 66.3% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.8% | 46.9% | 60.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 66.3% | 73.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 74.6% | 80.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 84.1% | 84.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malaysia was 84.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Malaysia ranks 49th out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release