Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Malaysia is 82.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Malaysia peaked at 94.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 137th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55.5% | — |
| 1971 | 59.5% | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 62.1% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 94.9% | +52.8% |
| 1999 | 91.0% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 90.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 89.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 87.3% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.0% | 55.5% | 62.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 93.0% | 91.0% | 94.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 86.9% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 76.9% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 79.6% | 82.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4237 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0444 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Malaysia?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Malaysia was 82.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 137th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release