Labor force with basic education, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Labor force with basic education, male was 81.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Labor force with basic education, male in Malaysia, 1970–2022
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
In 2022, labor force with basic education, male in Malaysia stood at 81.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, male in Malaysia peaked at 87.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 10th out of 125 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75.8% | — |
| 1980 | 79.1% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 78.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 76.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 79.1% | 79.1% | 79.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 76.3% | 76.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 85.3% | 87.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 81.0% | 81.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education, male in Malaysia?
- Labor force with basic education, male in Malaysia was 81.0% in 2022, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for labor force with basic education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 10th out of 125 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force with basic education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).