Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Malaysia

Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 88.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
88.5%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
121st
of 188 countries
All-time high
94.8%
in 2004
All-time low
86.1%
in 2016
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Malaysia, 1998–2019

0204060801001998200820191998: 94.7 %1999: 93.1 %2000: 90.6 %2001: 89.4 %2002: 87.7 %2003: 94.2 %2004: 94.8 %2005: 91.7 %2006: 93.2 %2007: 90.7 %2008: 89.6 %2009: 88.8 %2010: 88.8 %2011: 88.3 %2012: 88.3 %2013: 88.9 %2014: 88.8 %2015: 86.8 %2016: 86.1 %2017: 87.1 %2018: 86.7 %2019: 88.5 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Malaysia, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.