Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 65.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malaysia is 65.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malaysia peaked at 73.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 129th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 56.9% | — |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 64.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 65.2% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.5% | 56.9% | 58.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 57.6% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 55.0% | 68.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 53.3% | 65.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 126 Dominican Republic 68.9% compare
- 127 Viet Nam 67.8% compare
- 128 Kyrgyzstan 66.5% compare
- 130 Micronesia (country) 64.3% compare
- 131 Solomon Islands 63.9% compare
- 132 Myanmar 63.9% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 507,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malaysia?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malaysia was 65.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 129th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release