School age population, lower secondary education, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 759,054 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
759,054 number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
53rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
870,128 number
in 2011
All-time low
403,774 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Malaysia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Malaysia stood at 759,054 number.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 870,128 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 403,774 number, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 53rd of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 403,774 number | — |
| 1971 | 414,153 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 428,765 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 445,995 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 464,673 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 482,760 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 498,064 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 505,973 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 508,710 number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 508,915 number | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 508,875 number | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 510,810 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 515,195 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 521,539 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 529,241 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 538,133 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 548,772 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 561,888 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 575,050 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 586,896 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 597,908 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 610,652 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 625,545 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 641,696 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 658,191 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 674,504 number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 690,624 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 705,486 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 719,406 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 732,895 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 745,961 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 762,980 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 776,056 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 784,323 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 787,542 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 787,779 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 807,327 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 828,856 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 848,373 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 862,511 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 869,702 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 870,128 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 864,636 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 855,140 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 844,315 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 833,242 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 821,427 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 807,206 number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 791,487 number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 774,809 number | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 759,054 number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 466,178 number | 403,774 number | 508,915 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 539,640 number | 508,875 number | 586,896 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 665,691 number | 597,908 number | 732,895 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 799,171 number | 745,961 number | 862,511 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 833,209 number | 774,809 number | 870,128 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 759,054 number | 759,054 number | 759,054 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Malaysia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Malaysia was 759,054 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 870,128 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 403,774 number in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 53rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.