Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 67.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Malaysia, 1970–2022
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 67.7% for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Malaysia peaked at 68.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 46th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.8% | — |
| 1980 | 52.2% | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 56.8% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 67.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.8% | 44.8% | 44.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 52.2% | 52.2% | 52.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 56.8% | 56.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 64.2% | 68.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 66.5% | 68.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Malaysia?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Malaysia was 67.7% in 2022, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Malaysia ranks 46th out of 125 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).