Enrolment in secondary education, male in Malaysia

Malaysia: Enrolment in secondary education, male was 1.29 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.29 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
40th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.41 million number
in 2014
All-time low
359,729 number
in 1970
Years of data
44
1970–2019

Enrolment in secondary education, male in Malaysia, 1970–2019

250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1970199420191970: 359.7k number1971: 388.5k number1972: 409.0k number1974: 478.7k number1979: 570.2k number1980: 567.7k number1981: 589.3k number1982: 587.5k number1983: 625.5k number1984: 649.8k number1985: 659.0k number1986: 705.5k number1987: 733.2k number1988: 728.6k number1989: 733.4k number1990: 716.4k number1991: 749.5k number1992: 772.5k number1993: 773.4k number1994: 789.5k number1995: 805.9k number1997: 883.6k number1998: 1.1M number1999: 1.1M number2000: 1.1M number2001: 1.1M number2002: 1.1M number2003: 1.2M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.2M number2006: 1.2M number2007: 1.2M number2008: 1.3M number2009: 1.3M number2010: 1.3M number2011: 1.3M number2012: 1.4M number2013: 1.4M number2014: 1.4M number2015: 1.4M number2016: 1.4M number2017: 1.4M number2018: 1.3M number2019: 1.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, male in Malaysia is 1.29 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 1.41 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 359,729 number, in 1970.

Malaysia ranks 40th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 441,212 number 359,729 number 570,156 number 5
1980s 657,954 number 567,704 number 733,383 number 10
1990s 845,317 number 716,437 number 1.07 million number 9
2000s 1.19 million number 1.08 million number 1.26 million number 10
2010s 1.35 million number 1.28 million number 1.41 million number 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 37 Peru 1.44 million number compare
  2. 38 Canada 1.36 million number compare
  3. 39 Sri Lanka 1.33 million number compare
  4. 41 Australia 1.26 million number compare
  5. 42 Ukraine 1.25 million number compare
  6. 43 Côte d'Ivoire 1.24 million number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, male in Malaysia?
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Malaysia was 1.29 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 1.41 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 359,729 number in 1970.
How does Malaysia rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
Malaysia ranks 40th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.