Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 54.0% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malaysia, 1999–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malaysia stood at 54.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 41.4% on the previous year and up 174.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malaysia peaked at 54.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2001.
That places Malaysia 95th out of 112 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19.7% | — |
| 2000 | 25.1% | +27.3% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | -35.0% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +39.4% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +28.7% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +47.3% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +41.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 16.3% | 54.0% | 9 |
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 share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malaysia?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malaysia was 54.0% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2001.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Malaysia ranks 95th out of 112 countries with data for 2009.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 174.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release