Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 88.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Malaysia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 88.5% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2019.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Malaysia peaked at 94.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 2016.
Malaysia ranks 121st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 94.7% | — |
| 1999 | 93.1% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 90.6% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 87.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 94.2% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 91.7% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 93.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.9% | 93.1% | 94.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 87.7% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 86.1% | 88.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5628 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 936,008 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Malaysia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Malaysia was 88.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 2016.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Malaysia ranks 121st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.