School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.48 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.48 million number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
55th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.69 million number
in 2010
All-time low
807,097 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia stood at 1.48 million number.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia peaked at 1.69 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 807,097 number, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 55th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 807,097 number | — |
| 1971 | 828,634 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 856,707 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 888,039 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 920,590 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 951,172 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 976,426 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 989,309 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 993,516 number | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 993,382 number | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 992,896 number | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 996,533 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.01 million number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.02 million number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.03 million number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.05 million number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.07 million number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.10 million number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.13 million number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.15 million number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.17 million number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.20 million number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.23 million number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.26 million number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.29 million number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.32 million number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.35 million number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.38 million number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.41 million number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.43 million number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.46 million number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.49 million number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.52 million number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.53 million number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.54 million number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.53 million number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.57 million number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.61 million number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.65 million number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.68 million number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.69 million number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.69 million number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.68 million number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.66 million number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.64 million number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.62 million number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.59 million number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.57 million number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.54 million number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million number | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.48 million number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 920,487 number | 807,097 number | 993,516 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 million number | 992,896 number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.30 million number | 1.17 million number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 million number | 1.46 million number | 1.68 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 million number | 1.50 million number | 1.69 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million number | 1.48 million number | 1.48 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 52 Kazakhstan 1.50 million number compare
- 53 Saudi Arabia 1.49 million number compare
- 54 Mali 1.48 million number compare
- 56 Spain 1.46 million number compare
- 57 South Korea 1.38 million number compare
- 58 Sri Lanka 1.38 million number compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191,898 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 81,894 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 660,174 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 507,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia was 1.48 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 million number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 807,097 number in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 55th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.