Secondary education, pupils in Malaysia
Malaysia: Secondary education, pupils was 2.64 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 2.64 million for secondary education, pupils in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Malaysia peaked at 2.85 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 609,376, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 45th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 870,149 | 609,376 | 1.08 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.29 million | 1.08 million | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 million | 1.46 million | 2.18 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.44 million | 2.21 million | 2.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 million | 2.59 million | 2.85 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 million | 2.51 million | 2.64 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (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, total 18.72 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 37.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Malaysia?
- Secondary education, pupils in Malaysia was 2.64 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.85 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 609,376 in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Malaysia ranks 45th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.