School age population, upper secondary education, male in Malaysia

Malaysia: School age population, upper secondary education, male 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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

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 in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Malaysia, 1970 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 39 Côte d'Ivoire 855,142 number compare
  2. 40 Colombia 847,323 number compare
  3. 41 Cameroon 834,999 number compare
  4. 43 Uzbekistan 769,554 number compare
  5. 44 Republic of Korea 761,816 number compare
  6. 45 Somalia 743,821 number compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.