Progression to secondary school in Malaysia
Malaysia: Progression to secondary school was 91.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Progression to secondary school in Malaysia, 1998–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, progression to secondary school in Malaysia stood at 91.0%.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Malaysia peaked at 99.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 2015.
Malaysia ranks 123rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 95.5% | 99.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 87.2% | 94.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 273,792 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 90.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 37.1% (2025)
- Labor force, total 18.72 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Malaysia?
- Progression to secondary school in Malaysia was 91.0% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for progression to secondary school?
- Malaysia ranks 123rd out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).