Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 619,121 in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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