School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.57 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.57 million number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
42nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.71 million number
in 2012
All-time low
746,180 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia is 1.57 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia peaked at 1.71 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 746,180 number, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 42nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 746,180 number | — |
| 1971 | 762,616 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 774,576 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 787,047 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 805,546 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 833,310 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 870,305 number | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 910,475 number | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 947,381 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 974,414 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 986,455 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 988,324 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 985,811 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 985,009 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 989,057 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.00 million number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.01 million number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.04 million number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.06 million number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.10 million number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 1.12 million number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.14 million number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.16 million number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.18 million number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.20 million number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.23 million number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.26 million number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.30 million number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.33 million number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.36 million number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.39 million number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.43 million number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.47 million number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.51 million number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.53 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.55 million number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.58 million number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.61 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.67 million number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.69 million number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.70 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.71 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.70 million number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.70 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.66 million number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.65 million number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million number | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.57 million number | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 841,185 number | 746,180 number | 974,414 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 million number | 985,009 number | 1.10 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 million number | 1.12 million number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 million number | 1.39 million number | 1.67 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 million number | 1.60 million number | 1.71 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million number | 1.57 million number | 1.57 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 1.71 million number compare
- 40 Cameroon 1.66 million number compare
- 41 Colombia 1.66 million number compare
- 43 Uzbekistan 1.51 million number compare
- 44 Somalia 1.48 million number compare
- 45 Republic of Korea 1.46 million number compare
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia was 1.57 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 746,180 number in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.