School completion in Malaysia
Malaysia: School completion was 99.83 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.83
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
15th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.83
in 2025
All-time low
75.07
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Malaysia, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school completion in Malaysia is 99.83, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Malaysia peaked at 99.83 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.07, in 1981.
That places Malaysia 15th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 75.07 | — |
| 1982 | 75.77 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 76.54 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 77.34 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 78.16 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 79.03 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 79.93 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 80.8 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 81.7 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 82.56 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 83.47 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 84.38 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 85.41 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 86.48 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 87.65 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 88.95 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 90.32 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 91.63 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 92.82 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 93.86 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 94.74 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 95.42 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 96.01 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 96.52 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 96.91 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.31 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 97.63 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.93 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 98.17 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.42 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.6 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.78 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.94 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.08 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.21 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.32 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.41 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.48 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.56 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.62 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.66 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.72 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.76 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.83 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 99.83 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 99.83 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.58, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.26 | 75.07 | 81.7 | 9 |
| 1990s | 87.37 | 82.56 | 92.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.45 | 93.86 | 98.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.08 | 98.42 | 99.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.73 | 99.62 | 99.83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 13 Mauritius 99.89 compare
- 14 United Kingdom 99.88 compare
- 16 Slovakia 99.81 compare
- 16 Turkmenistan 99.81 compare
- 18 Ireland 99.8 compare
- 18 Uzbekistan 99.8 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 completion in Malaysia?
- School completion in Malaysia was 99.83 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.83 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.07 in 1981.
- How does Malaysia rank for school completion?
- Malaysia ranks 15th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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