Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 9.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.0%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
109th
of 168 countries
All-time high
22.8%
in 2017
All-time low
7.2%
in 1998
Years of data
25
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia stood at 9.0%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia peaked at 22.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 109th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.2% | — |
| 1999 | 12.2% | +69.9% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -56.7% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +26.7% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 7.2% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.2% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 12.1% | 22.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 7.2% | 16.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 106 Cyprus 9.8% compare
- 107 Uzbekistan 9.8% compare
- 108 South Africa 9.5% compare
- 110 San Marino 9.0% compare
- 111 Côte d'Ivoire 8.7% compare
- 112 Canada 8.2% compare
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 9.0% 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 22.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Malaysia ranks 109th out of 168 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 down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release