KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 53.9% of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) holders are now opting to pursue technical and vocational education and training (TVET), bringing the country closer to its target of 70% by the end of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP).

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the figure demonstrated that efforts to restructure the national education ecosystem towards high-skilled and technical fields were on the right track.