Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 74.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia stood at 74.2%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia peaked at 74.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1996.
That places Malaysia 46th out of 108 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.3% | 39.3% | 39.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 45.0% | 55.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 57.4% | 66.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 74.2% | 74.2% | 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 upper secondary education or in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia was 74.2% 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 74.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1996.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malaysia ranks 46th out of 108 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 29.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release