School enrollment, secondary in Malaysia
Malaysia: School enrollment, secondary was 72.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Malaysia, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 72.2% for school enrollment, secondary in 2018.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Malaysia peaked at 80.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 95th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.1% | — |
| 1971 | 39.7% | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 41.5% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 76.2% | +83.6% |
| 1999 | 75.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 75.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 80.3% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 78.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 74.5% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | -2.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 72.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.4%, 89% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 72.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.3%, 90% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +83.6% | 41.5% | 76.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.4% | 37.1% | 41.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 75.9% | 75.7% | 76.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 74.0% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 72.2% | 76.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 92 Puerto Rico 75.9% compare
- 93 Jamaica 74.0% compare
- 94 Venezuela 73.2% compare
- 96 South Africa 71.9% compare
- 97 Belize 71.1% compare
- 98 Dominican Republic 70.6% compare
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 72.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Malaysia ranks 95th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.