Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia

Malaysia: Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 26.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
26.4%
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
74th
of 155 countries
All-time high
30.8%
in 2017
All-time low
16.7%
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia, 1998–2018

01020301998200820181998: 16.7 %1999: 18.4 %2000: 19.3 %2001: 18.4 %2002: 18.5 %2003: 17.2 %2004: 17.3 %2005: 16.8 %2006: 17.2 %2007: 18.5 %2008: 19.2 %2009: 18.3 %2010: 17.7 %2011: 19.4 %2012: 25.8 %2013: 25.5 %2014: 24.6 %2016: 23.6 %2017: 30.8 %2018: 26.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia is 26.4%, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia peaked at 30.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1998.

Malaysia ranks 74th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Malaysia, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 16.7%
1999 18.4% +9.9%
2000 19.3% +5.1%
2001 18.4% -4.8%
2002 18.5% +0.5%
2003 17.2% -7.0%
2004 17.3% +0.7%
2005 16.8% -2.7%
2006 17.2% +2.4%
2007 18.5% +7.1%
2008 19.2% +4.0%
2009 18.3% -4.7%
2010 17.7% -3.3%
2011 19.4% +9.7%
2012 25.8% +33.0%
2013 25.5% -1.3%
2014 24.6% -3.3%
2016 23.6% -4.2%
2017 30.8% +30.6%
2018 26.4% -14.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.5% 16.7% 18.4% 2
2000s 18.1% 16.8% 19.3% 10
2010s 24.2% 17.7% 30.8% 8

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 71 New Zealand 26.9% compare
  2. 72 Syria 26.7% compare
  3. 73 Cameroon 26.5% compare
  4. 75 Colombia 26.2% compare
  5. 76 Thailand 25.7% compare
  6. 77 East Timor 25.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia?
Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia was 26.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1998.
How does Malaysia rank for share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Malaysia ranks 74th out of 155 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 3,314 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.