Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 92.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
92.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
104th
of 217 countries
All-time high
98.1%
in 1982
All-time low
84.7%
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
Malaysia recorded 92.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia peaked at 98.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2017.
Malaysia ranks 104th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 | 96.9% | — |
| 1971 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 97.8% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 96.1% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 95.3% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 93.4% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 96.1% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 93.9% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 95.6% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 94.1% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 93.4% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 92.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.4% | 96.9% | 97.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 97.2% | 96.1% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.7% | 93.4% | 96.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 92.5% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 84.7% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 89.3% | 93.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 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 92.4% 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 98.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Malaysia ranks 104th 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 4.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release