Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0743 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.0743 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.1023 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0599 units per person, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 125th of 206 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.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0599 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0629 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0657 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0762 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0814 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.083 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0822 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0842 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0852 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0835 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0847 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0825 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0852 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0862 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0849 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0877 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0893 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0865 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0848 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0817 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0824 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0832 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0814 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0814 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0812 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0833 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.084 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0983 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 0.097 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.096 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0955 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0954 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1021 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1023 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0963 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0952 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0926 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.092 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0905 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0913 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0901 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.093 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0913 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0927 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0897 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0868 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0848 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0788 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0778 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0742 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.074 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0759 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0748 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0743 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0756 units per person | 0.0599 units per person | 0.0852 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0855 units per person | 0.0825 units per person | 0.0893 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0854 units per person | 0.0812 units per person | 0.0983 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0958 units per person | 0.0905 units per person | 0.1023 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0876 units per person | 0.0778 units per person | 0.093 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0746 units per person | 0.074 units per person | 0.0759 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 122 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0749 units per person compare
- 123 Romania 0.0748 units per person compare
- 124 American Samoa 0.0743 units per person compare
- 126 Botswana 0.0731 units per person compare
- 127 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.073 units per person compare
- 128 Serbia 0.0727 units per person compare
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Malaysia?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0743 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1023 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0599 units per person in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 125th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.