Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 12.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.8%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
104th
of 168 countries
All-time high
26.8%
in 2017
All-time low
10.3%
in 2021
Years of data
27
1998–2024
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 12.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia peaked at 26.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 104th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.6% | — |
| 1999 | 15.1% | +29.7% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +29.3% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +35.3% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -48.6% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +27.8% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 11.6% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 13.3% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 14.8% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 10.3% | 20.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 101 Sao Tome and Principe 15.4% compare
- 102 Republic of Korea 14.3% compare
- 103 Benin 14.0% compare
- 105 Bangladesh 12.5% compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.0% compare
- 107 Morocco 11.7% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191,898 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 81,894 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 660,174 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % 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 12.8% 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 26.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Malaysia ranks 104th 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 36.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release