Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 3.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 3.1% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.7% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Malaysia peaked at 5.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1972.
Malaysia ranks 104th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -15.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +836.1% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +33.5% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +41.7% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +31.2% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -25.6% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -32.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 3.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 55% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 3.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4%, 57% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +836.1% | 0.2% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.8% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Malaysia?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Malaysia was 3.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1972.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Malaysia ranks 104th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. 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 Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release