Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia

Malaysia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general was 78.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
78.7%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
96th
of 179 countries
All-time high
88.4%
in 1998
All-time low
73.2%
in 2017
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia, 1998–2019

0204060801998200820191998: 88.4 %1999: 84.9 %2000: 84.6 %2001: 85 %2002: 85.1 %2003: 86.7 %2004: 86.4 %2005: 86.3 %2006: 85.9 %2007: 84.6 %2008: 84.1 %2009: 84.8 %2010: 85.2 %2011: 84 %2012: 79.3 %2013: 79.9 %2014: 79.7 %2015: 84 %2016: 78.3 %2017: 73.2 %2018: 77.3 %2019: 78.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia stood at 78.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia peaked at 88.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2017.

That places Malaysia 96th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Malaysia, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 88.4%
1999 84.9% -3.9%
2000 84.6% -0.3%
2001 85.0% +0.4%
2002 85.1% +0.1%
2003 86.7% +1.8%
2004 86.4% -0.3%
2005 86.3% -0.1%
2006 85.9% -0.5%
2007 84.6% -1.4%
2008 84.1% -0.6%
2009 84.8% +0.8%
2010 85.2% +0.6%
2011 84.0% -1.4%
2012 79.3% -5.6%
2013 79.9% +0.7%
2014 79.7% -0.2%
2015 84.0% +5.3%
2016 78.3% -6.7%
2017 73.2% -6.5%
2018 77.3% +5.5%
2019 78.7% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86.6% 84.9% 88.4% 2
2000s 85.3% 84.1% 86.7% 10
2010s 80.0% 73.2% 85.2% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Malaysia was 78.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 1998.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2017.
How does Malaysia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general?
Malaysia ranks 96th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 3,926 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.