Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 87.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia is 87.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia peaked at 89.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2017.
Malaysia ranks 89th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 88.4% | — |
| 1999 | 84.9% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 84.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 84.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.6% | 84.9% | 88.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 84.1% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 73.2% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 80.0% | 89.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 86 Morocco 88.3% compare
- 87 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.0% compare
- 88 Bangladesh 87.5% compare
- 90 Benin 86.0% compare
- 91 Republic of Korea 85.7% compare
- 92 Sao Tome and Principe 84.6% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia was 87.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Malaysia ranks 89th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release