Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 70.3% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia, 1980β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia is 70.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia peaked at 70.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1980.
That places Malaysia 56th out of 140 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 33.7% | 33.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 28.8% | 51.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 52.1% | 62.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 70.3% | 70.3% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia was 70.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malaysia ranks 56th out of 140 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release