Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 79.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 79.6% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Malaysia peaked at 92.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 118th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.6% | — |
| 1971 | 67.5% | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 71.3% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | +29.0% |
| 1999 | 89.2% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 87.7% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 87.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 84.4% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 88.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 85.4% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.6% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.8% | 64.6% | 71.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 90.6% | 89.2% | 92.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 84.4% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 74.1% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 77.3% | 80.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Malaysia?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Malaysia was 79.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Malaysia ranks 118th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release