School enrollment, secondary, private in Malaysia
Malaysia: School enrollment, secondary, private was 9.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, private in Malaysia, 1998–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 9.4% for school enrollment, secondary, private in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 102.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Malaysia peaked at 11.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2009.
That places Malaysia 115th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.5% | — |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -47.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +51.7% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -39.8% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +44.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +64.3% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +31.7% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 4.5% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 10.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 112 Germany 10.0% compare
- 113 New Zealand 9.6% compare
- 114 Mongolia 9.5% compare
- 116 Costa Rica 9.3% compare
- 117 United States of America 9.1% compare
- 118 Canada 9.0% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5628 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 936,008 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Malaysia?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Malaysia was 9.4% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2009.
- How does Malaysia rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Malaysia ranks 115th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.0%. 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, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.