number of people in employment was around 15.39 million.
In 2022, around 8.5 million Malaysians in employment had secondary school education, making it the most common level of educational attainment amongst those in employment. In that year, the Number of employed persons in Malaysia in 2022, by education level (in 1,000s)
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Statistics Malaysia. (October 30, 2023). Number of employed persons in Malaysia in 2022, by education level (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/794752/employed-persons-by-education-level-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. "Number of employed persons in Malaysia in 2022, by education level (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/794752/employed-persons-by-education-level-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. (2023). Number of employed persons in Malaysia in 2022, by education level (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/794752/employed-persons-by-education-level-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. "Number of Employed Persons in Malaysia in 2022, by Education Level (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/794752/employed-persons-by-education-level-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia, Number of employed persons in Malaysia in 2022, by education level (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/794752/employed-persons-by-education-level-malaysia/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Number of employed persons in Malaysia in 2022, by education level (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Malaysia, October 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/794752/employed-persons-by-education-level-malaysia/