Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
74th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.9829 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
47
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9829 GPIA, in 1974.
Malaysia ranks 74th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9905 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9914 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.995 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9829 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9942 GPIA | 0.9829 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 71 Burkina Faso 1.04 GPIA compare
- 72 Uganda 1.04 GPIA compare
- 73 Djibouti 1.04 GPIA compare
- 75 East Timor 1.03 GPIA compare
- 76 Mauritius 1.03 GPIA compare
- 77 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9829 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Malaysia ranks 74th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release