School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 610,730 in 2012. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Malaysia, 1989–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 610,730 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2012. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 610,730 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 345,721, in 1989.
Malaysia ranks 31st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 345,721 | — |
| 1990 | 354,931 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 365,310 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 375,697 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 383,863 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 390,175 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 395,536 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 401,128 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 408,706 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 419,578 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 431,807 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 444,672 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 467,970 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 501,647 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 530,794 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 547,557 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 557,827 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 569,292 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 582,097 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 590,860 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 592,099 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 591,756 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 598,758 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 610,730 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 345,721 | 345,721 | 345,721 | 1 |
| 1990s | 392,673 | 354,931 | 431,807 | 10 |
| 2000s | 538,482 | 444,672 | 592,099 | 10 |
| 2010s | 600,415 | 591,756 | 610,730 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Malaysia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Malaysia was 610,730 in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 610,730 in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 345,721 in 1989.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 31st out of 174 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release