Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 81.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Malaysia stood at 81.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Malaysia peaked at 92.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 2018.
Malaysia ranks 115th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 92.8% | — |
| 1999 | 84.9% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 91.9% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 86.3% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.9% | 84.9% | 92.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 81.0% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 73.1% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 75.2% | 81.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 112 Saint Lucia 83.0% compare
- 113 Colombia 83.0% compare
- 114 Tunisia 82.4% compare
- 116 Guyana 81.3% compare
- 117 Azerbaijan 80.3% compare
- 118 Dominican Republic 79.7% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.9 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Malaysia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Malaysia was 81.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 2018.
- How does Malaysia rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Malaysia ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.