School age population, secondary education, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, secondary education, male was 1.57 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.57 million number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
46th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.74 million number
in 2011
All-time low
775,874 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Malaysia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Malaysia stood at 1.57 million number.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 1.74 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 775,874 number, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 46th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 775,874 number | — |
| 1971 | 793,443 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 812,576 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 834,696 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 862,102 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 895,092 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 932,343 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 964,314 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 989,240 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.01 million number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.01 million number | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.02 million number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.02 million number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.03 million number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.05 million number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.07 million number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.09 million number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.12 million number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.15 million number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.17 million number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.19 million number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.22 million number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.24 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.27 million number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.30 million number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.33 million number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.37 million number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.40 million number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.43 million number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.45 million number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.49 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.52 million number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.55 million number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.57 million number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.58 million number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.62 million number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.66 million number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.69 million number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.72 million number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.74 million number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.74 million number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.74 million number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.73 million number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.72 million number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.70 million number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.66 million number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million number | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.57 million number | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 886,550 number | 775,874 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 million number | 1.17 million number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 million number | 1.45 million number | 1.72 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 million number | 1.60 million number | 1.74 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million number | 1.57 million number | 1.57 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 43 Mozambique 1.87 million number compare
- 44 Morocco 1.85 million number compare
- 45 Burkina Faso 1.71 million number compare
- 47 Republic of Korea 1.48 million number compare
- 48 Ukraine 1.45 million number compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 1.45 million number compare
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, secondary education, male in Malaysia?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Malaysia was 1.57 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 775,874 number in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 46th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 School age population, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.