Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Malaysia

Malaysia: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 606,715 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
606,715 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
36th
of 187 countries
All-time high
672,255 number
in 2017
All-time low
369,046 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Malaysia, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200820191998: 369.0k number1999: 384.0k number2000: 401.2k number2001: 417.2k number2002: 440.4k number2003: 471.2k number2004: 497.3k number2005: 491.1k number2006: 483.2k number2007: 481.6k number2008: 491.8k number2009: 491.8k number2010: 521.9k number2011: 529.2k number2012: 622.1k number2013: 615.4k number2014: 659.9k number2015: 659.6k number2016: 668.5k number2017: 672.3k number2018: 598.1k number2019: 606.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Malaysia stood at 606,715 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 672,255 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 369,046 number, in 1998.

That places Malaysia 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 376,511 number 369,046 number 383,976 number 2
2000s 466,691 number 401,240 number 497,305 number 10
2010s 615,368 number 521,882 number 672,255 number 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 33 Colombia 647,412 number compare
  2. 34 Sri Lanka 635,512 number compare
  3. 35 Ghana 610,281 number compare
  4. 37 Morocco 567,056 number compare
  5. 38 Algeria 552,212 number compare
  6. 39 Australia 548,725 number compare

See the full ranking of 232 places β†’

More reference data data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Malaysia?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Malaysia was 606,715 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 672,255 number in 2017.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 369,046 number in 1998.
How does Malaysia rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
Malaysia ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/