School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Malaysia
Malaysia: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 80.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 80.3% for school enrollment, secondary in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Malaysia peaked at 83.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 136th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.6% | — |
| 1971 | 42.2% | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 43.9% | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 50.9% | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 54.4% | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 55.8% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 55.7% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 57.7% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 59.4% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 61.6% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 61.2% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 64.2% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 66.0% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 65.8% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 68.5% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 70.3% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 68.4% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 67.3% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 65.0% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 65.7% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 65.5% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 65.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 68.0% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 79.1% | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 77.5% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 76.5% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 80.1% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 74.3% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 80.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.7%, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 80.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.3%, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.2% | 40.6% | 59.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 65.3% | 59.6% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.8% | 65.0% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 74.3% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 74.5% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 73.2% | 80.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Malaysia?
- School enrollment, secondary in Malaysia was 80.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Malaysia ranks 136th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 (% 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.