Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 95.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
95.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
98th
of 217 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 1982
All-time low
88.4%
in 2017
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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia stood at 95.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia peaked at 99.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 88.4%, in 2017.
That places Malaysia 98th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 95.9% | — |
| 1971 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 96.2% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 98.9% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 96.5% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 97.3% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 95.7% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 96.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 95.1% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 98.6% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 96.1% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 98.5% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 97.2% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 95.1% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.9% | 95.9% | 98.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 98.4% | 96.5% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.6% | 95.1% | 98.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 94.4% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 88.4% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 92.0% | 96.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
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 95.8% 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 99.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.4% in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Malaysia ranks 98th out of 217 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 up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release