School age population, secondary education, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, secondary education, male was 1.73 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.73 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
50th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.84 million
in 2017
All-time low
755,850
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, male in Malaysia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.73 million for school age population, secondary education, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 1.84 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 755,850, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 50th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 755,850 | — |
| 1971 | 781,860 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 803,298 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 823,642 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 842,554 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 860,186 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 876,937 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 891,897 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 903,870 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 911,939 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 916,207 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 931,532 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 946,243 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 962,709 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 980,758 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.00 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.03 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.05 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.08 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.11 million | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.14 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.17 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.21 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.23 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.26 million | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.29 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.32 million | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.36 million | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.41 million | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.45 million | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.49 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.54 million | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.59 million | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.64 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.67 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.70 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.72 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.75 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.76 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.76 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.76 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.76 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.78 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.79 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.80 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.81 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.82 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.84 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.83 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.82 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.80 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.77 million | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.74 million | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.72 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.71 million | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.73 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 845,203 | 755,850 | 911,939 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.00 million | 916,207 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 million | 1.14 million | 1.45 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 million | 1.49 million | 1.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.80 million | 1.76 million | 1.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 million | 1.71 million | 1.80 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Malaysia?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Malaysia was 1.73 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 755,850 in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 50th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release