Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Malaysia

Malaysia: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0701 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0701 units per person
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
98th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0964 units per person
in 2003
All-time low
0.0578 units per person
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Malaysia, 1970–2018

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.0701 units per person for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0964 units per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0578 units per person, in 1970.

That places Malaysia 98th out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Malaysia, 1970 to 2018.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.0578 units per person
1971 0.0609 units per person +5.5%
1972 0.0638 units per person +4.7%
1973 0.0681 units per person +6.8%
1974 0.074 units per person +8.7%
1975 0.0784 units per person +6.0%
1976 0.0818 units per person +4.3%
1977 0.0809 units per person -1.1%
1978 0.0829 units per person +2.4%
1979 0.0838 units per person +1.1%
1980 0.0821 units per person -2.0%
1981 0.0833 units per person +1.5%
1982 0.0814 units per person -2.4%
1983 0.0839 units per person +3.2%
1984 0.0849 units per person +1.1%
1985 0.0835 units per person -1.6%
1986 0.0844 units per person +1.0%
1987 0.0864 units per person +2.4%
1988 0.0839 units per person -2.9%
1989 0.0824 units per person -1.8%
1990 0.078 units per person -5.3%
1991 0.0791 units per person +1.4%
1992 0.0784 units per person -0.8%
1993 0.0793 units per person +1.1%
1994 0.0773 units per person -2.5%
1995 0.0789 units per person +2.0%
1996 0.0811 units per person +2.8%
1998 0.0941 units per person +16.0%
1999 0.0915 units per person -2.8%
2000 0.0903 units per person -1.3%
2001 0.0898 units per person -0.6%
2002 0.0896 units per person -0.3%
2003 0.0964 units per person +7.7%
2004 0.0964 units per person -0.0%
2005 0.0907 units per person -6.0%
2006 0.0897 units per person -1.1%
2007 0.0867 units per person -3.3%
2008 0.086 units per person -0.8%
2009 0.0849 units per person -1.3%
2010 0.0856 units per person +0.8%
2011 0.084 units per person -1.9%
2012 0.0842 units per person +0.2%
2013 0.0828 units per person -1.6%
2014 0.0835 units per person +0.9%
2015 0.0825 units per person -1.2%
2016 0.0773 units per person -6.3%
2017 0.0734 units per person -5.1%
2018 0.0701 units per person -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0732 units per person 0.0578 units per person 0.0838 units per person 10
1980s 0.0836 units per person 0.0814 units per person 0.0864 units per person 10
1990s 0.082 units per person 0.0773 units per person 0.0941 units per person 9
2000s 0.0901 units per person 0.0849 units per person 0.0964 units per person 10
2010s 0.0804 units per person 0.0701 units per person 0.0856 units per person 9

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 95 Republic of Moldova 0.0722 units per person compare
  2. 96 Aruba 0.0716 units per person compare
  3. 97 Jamaica 0.0711 units per person compare
  4. 99 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0701 units per person compare
  5. 100 Barbados 0.0697 units per person compare
  6. 101 Iraq 0.0693 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Malaysia?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0701 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0964 units per person in 2003.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0578 units per person in 1970.
How does Malaysia rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Malaysia ranks 98th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.