Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 191 countries
All-time high
11
in 2012
All-time low
7
in 2003
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Malaysia, 2003–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Malaysia is 11, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Malaysia peaked at 11 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2003.
Malaysia ranks 108th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7 | — |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +57.1% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 11 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 92% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 11 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.2 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 108 Aruba 11 compare
- 108 Antigua and Barbuda 11 compare
- 108 Azerbaijan 11 compare
- 108 Belarus 11 compare
- 108 Barbados 11 compare
- 108 Bhutan 11 compare
- 108 Colombia 11 compare
- 108 Costa Rica 11 compare
- 108 Honduras 11 compare
- 108 Kazakhstan 11 compare
- 108 Kyrgyzstan 11 compare
- 108 Nicaragua 11 compare
- 108 Peru 11 compare
- 108 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 11 compare
- 108 Russian Federation 11 compare
- 108 Sudan 11 compare
- 108 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 11 compare
- 108 Seychelles 11 compare
- 108 Turks and Caicos Islands 11 compare
- 108 Tajikistan 11 compare
- 108 Tunisia 11 compare
- 108 Ukraine 11 compare
- 108 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11 compare
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 number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Malaysia?
- Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Malaysia was 11 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2003.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
- Malaysia ranks 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release