Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) was 619,121 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
619,121
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
39th
of 195 countries
All-time high
672,255
in 2017
All-time low
369,046
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 619,121 for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 672,255 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 369,046, in 1998.
That places Malaysia 39th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 369,046 | — |
| 1999 | 383,976 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 401,240 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 417,168 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 440,410 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 471,217 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 497,305 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 491,086 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 483,246 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 481,624 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 491,768 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 491,844 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 521,882 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 529,174 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 622,089 | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 615,379 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 659,938 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 659,598 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 668,520 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 672,255 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 598,135 | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 606,715 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 570,393 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 577,845 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 605,443 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 598,269 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 619,121 | +3.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 619,121 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 107,446, 5.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 619,121 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61,216, 10.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 376,511 | 369,046 | 383,976 | 2 |
| 2000s | 466,691 | 401,240 | 497,305 | 10 |
| 2010s | 615,368 | 521,882 | 672,255 | 10 |
| 2020s | 594,214 | 570,393 | 619,121 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Malaysia?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Malaysia was 619,121 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 672,255 in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 369,046 in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 39th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release