Progression to secondary school, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Progression to secondary school, male was 91.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Progression to secondary school, male in Malaysia, 1998–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 91.7% for progression to secondary school, male in 2016.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Malaysia peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 87.3%, in 2015.
Malaysia ranks 113th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 98.4% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.2% | 98.4% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 96.6% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 87.3% | 95.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 110 Morocco 92.7% compare
- 111 Timor-Leste 92.1% compare
- 112 Ethiopia 92.0% compare
- 114 Dominican Republic 91.6% compare
- 115 Côte d'Ivoire 91.5% compare
- 116 India 91.0% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in Malaysia?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Malaysia was 91.7% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Malaysia ranks 113th out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).