A huge leap in enrolments took place after 2000 so that by 2005 19.4% and by 2007, 24.4 percent of the 19-24 age group was placed in higher education institutions (Table 1.5.). According to the Ninth Malaysian Plan (2006-10), it is expected that 1.6 million students or 40% of the relevant age cohort in tertiary education would be enrolled in tertiary education in 2010 and 50% of these would be studying at private institutions. By 2008, the 214 941 number in 2002, the year from which electronic data are available from MoHE, increased to 933 728.