School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 810,911 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
810,911 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
42nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
876,087 number
in 2012
All-time low
372,100 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Malaysia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Malaysia is 810,911 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 876,087 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 372,100 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, male (number) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 372,100 number | — |
| 1971 | 379,290 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 383,811 number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 388,701 number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 397,429 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 412,332 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 434,279 number | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 458,341 number | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 480,530 number | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 496,908 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 504,390 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 505,725 number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 504,496 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 504,218 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 506,557 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 512,867 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 518,004 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 528,597 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 542,859 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 558,425 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 571,849 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 581,822 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 590,286 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 599,419 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 610,645 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 625,054 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 642,304 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 659,911 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 676,864 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 692,956 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 707,854 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 728,592 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 748,813 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 767,557 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 782,718 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 791,960 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 811,218 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 827,292 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 841,461 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 854,803 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 867,533 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 872,882 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 876,087 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 876,062 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 872,720 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 865,623 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 857,221 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 848,222 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 838,501 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 826,355 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 810,911 number | -1.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 810,911 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 122,159 number, 6.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 810,911 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56,208 number, 14.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 420,372 number | 372,100 number | 496,908 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 518,614 number | 504,218 number | 558,425 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 625,111 number | 571,849 number | 692,956 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 786,227 number | 707,854 number | 854,803 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 860,121 number | 826,355 number | 876,087 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 810,911 number | 810,911 number | 810,911 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 39 Cote d'Ivoire 855,142 number compare
- 40 Colombia 847,323 number compare
- 41 Cameroon 834,999 number compare
- 43 Uzbekistan 769,554 number compare
- 44 South Korea 761,816 number compare
- 45 Somalia 743,821 number compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.9 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Malaysia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Malaysia was 810,911 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 876,087 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 372,100 number in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.