Labor force with intermediate education, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Labor force with intermediate education, male was 80.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Labor force with intermediate 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 intermediate education.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 80.8% for labor force with intermediate education, male in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, male in Malaysia peaked at 83.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 22nd of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50.9% | — |
| 1980 | 60.3% | +18.3% |
| 1991 | 69.3% | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 80.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 60.3% | 60.3% | 60.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 66.5% | 66.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 78.5% | 80.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 80.3% | 83.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, male in Malaysia?
- Labor force with intermediate education, male in Malaysia was 80.8% in 2022, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for labor force with intermediate education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 22nd out of 125 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).