School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 2.83 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
2.83 million number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
41st
of 203 countries
All-time high
2.87 million number
in 2011
All-time low
1.04 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malaysia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 2.83 million number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malaysia peaked at 2.87 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million number, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.04 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.09 million number | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 1.13 million number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 1.17 million number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 1.20 million number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.22 million number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.25 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.29 million number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.33 million number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 1.39 million number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 1.44 million number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.50 million number | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 1.55 million number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.59 million number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.62 million number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.63 million number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.63 million number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.63 million number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.64 million number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.66 million number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.69 million number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.75 million number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.80 million number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.85 million number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.89 million number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.92 million number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.96 million number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.00 million number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.05 million number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.09 million number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.14 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.23 million number | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.30 million number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.37 million number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.43 million number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.50 million number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.60 million number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.68 million number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.76 million number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.82 million number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.87 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.87 million number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.86 million number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.86 million number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.86 million number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.86 million number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.86 million number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.86 million number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.85 million number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.83 million number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.21 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.39 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 million number | 1.44 million number | 1.66 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.90 million number | 1.69 million number | 2.09 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 million number | 2.14 million number | 2.82 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 million number | 2.83 million number | 2.87 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 38 Ghana 2.88 million number compare
- 39 Yemen 2.88 million number compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 2.88 million number compare
- 42 Angola 2.71 million number compare
- 43 Madagascar 2.69 million number compare
- 44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.66 million number compare
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malaysia?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malaysia was 2.83 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 million number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million number in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.