Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.5474 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5474 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
127th
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.8423 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.4314 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.5474 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia peaked at 0.8423 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4314 GPIA, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 127th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4314 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.6673 GPIA | +54.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6163 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6549 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6371 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5909 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6046 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6519 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6641 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6857 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6767 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6838 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6847 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6642 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6067 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5872 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6575 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8423 GPIA | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7398 GPIA | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7305 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.723 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7126 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5376 GPIA | -24.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5271 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5474 GPIA | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5493 GPIA | 0.4314 GPIA | 0.6673 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6466 GPIA | 0.5909 GPIA | 0.6857 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6929 GPIA | 0.5872 GPIA | 0.8423 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5812 GPIA | 0.5271 GPIA | 0.7126 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 124 Mozambique 0.5765 GPIA compare
- 125 Senegal 0.5614 GPIA compare
- 126 Seychelles 0.5528 GPIA compare
- 128 Cambodia 0.5233 GPIA compare
- 129 Georgia 0.5059 GPIA compare
- 130 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4972 GPIA 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 0.5474 GPIA 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 0.8423 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4314 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Malaysia ranks 127th out of 160 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 16.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release