School age population, tertiary education, male in Malaysia

Malaysia: School age population, tertiary education, male was 1.46 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.46 million number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
40th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.47 million number
in 2011
All-time low
513,931 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, tertiary education, male in Malaysia, 1970–2019

600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Malaysia is 1.46 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 1.47 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 513,931 number, in 1970.

That places Malaysia 40th 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, male in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, male (number) in Malaysia, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 513,931 number
1971 539,123 number +4.9%
1972 559,420 number +3.8%
1973 575,204 number +2.8%
1974 587,962 number +2.2%
1975 598,033 number +1.7%
1976 612,530 number +2.4%
1977 631,451 number +3.1%
1978 656,374 number +3.9%
1979 686,025 number +4.5%
1980 720,622 number +5.0%
1981 756,272 number +4.9%
1982 786,430 number +4.0%
1983 808,128 number +2.8%
1984 823,440 number +1.9%
1985 832,735 number +1.1%
1986 830,537 number -0.3%
1987 828,291 number -0.3%
1988 830,938 number +0.3%
1989 839,382 number +1.0%
1990 856,302 number +2.0%
1991 886,156 number +3.5%
1992 913,718 number +3.1%
1993 936,399 number +2.5%
1994 955,818 number +2.1%
1995 972,396 number +1.7%
1996 991,130 number +1.9%
1997 1.01 million number +1.9%
1998 1.03 million number +2.1%
1999 1.06 million number +2.3%
2000 1.08 million number +2.5%
2001 1.13 million number +4.5%
2002 1.17 million number +3.7%
2003 1.21 million number +3.1%
2004 1.24 million number +2.7%
2005 1.27 million number +2.5%
2006 1.33 million number +4.5%
2007 1.38 million number +3.7%
2008 1.42 million number +2.9%
2009 1.45 million number +2.2%
2010 1.47 million number +1.6%
2011 1.47 million number +0.0%
2012 1.47 million number -0.2%
2013 1.47 million number -0.2%
2014 1.46 million number -0.1%
2015 1.47 million number +0.1%
2016 1.47 million number +0.2%
2017 1.47 million number +0.0%
2018 1.47 million number -0.2%
2019 1.46 million number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 596,005 number 513,931 number 686,025 number 10
1980s 805,678 number 720,622 number 839,382 number 10
1990s 960,913 number 856,302 number 1.06 million number 10
2000s 1.27 million number 1.08 million number 1.45 million number 10
2010s 1.47 million number 1.46 million number 1.47 million number 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 37 Ghana 1.47 million number compare
  2. 38 Uzbekistan 1.47 million number compare
  3. 39 Yemen 1.46 million number compare
  4. 41 Mozambique 1.45 million number compare
  5. 42 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.35 million number compare
  6. 43 Angola 1.34 million number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Malaysia?
School age population, tertiary education, male in Malaysia was 1.46 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 million number in 2011.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 513,931 number in 1970.
How does Malaysia rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
Malaysia ranks 40th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.