School enrollment, secondary, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: School enrollment, secondary, male was 79.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, male in Malaysia is 79.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Malaysia peaked at 79.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 133rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.6% | — |
| 1971 | 49.7% | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 50.9% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 56.8% | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 62.5% | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 62.0% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 63.3% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 62.1% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 65.0% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 66.3% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 65.8% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 68.8% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 69.7% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 67.4% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 66.0% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 62.7% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 63.8% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 62.8% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 62.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 62.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 74.7% | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 73.6% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 71.5% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.5% | 47.6% | 62.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 65.6% | 62.0% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 62.6% | 74.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 70.4% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 70.0% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 69.5% | 79.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 130 Marshall Islands 80.8% compare
- 131 East Timor 80.3% compare
- 132 Puerto Rico 80.1% compare
- 134 Bhutan 79.0% compare
- 135 Tuvalu 78.6% compare
- 136 India 78.3% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191,898 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 81,894 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 660,174 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 507,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, male in Malaysia?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in Malaysia was 79.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- Malaysia ranks 133rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.