Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 83.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 83.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia peaked at 86.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 2017.
That places Malaysia 89th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 83.3% | — |
| 1999 | 81.6% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 80.7% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 82.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 80.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 74.2% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 69.2% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 73.6% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 75.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.5% | 81.6% | 83.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 80.7% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 69.2% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 76.6% | 86.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5628 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 936,008 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.2 % change on previous year (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 83.5% 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 86.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Malaysia ranks 89th out of 188 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 10.8%. 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 upper 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