Malaysia vs Venezuela: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Malaysia
88.9%
in 2024
Venezuela
88.6%
in 2017
Malaysia rank
134th
Venezuela rank
135th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Malaysia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 88.9% against 88.6% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Venezuela ahead.
Malaysia ranks 134th and Venezuela ranks 135th of 190 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
| 1830s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
| 1840s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 1.1% | 3.6% | 2.5% | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 2.1% | 5.9% | 3.8% | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 3.9% | 9.6% | 5.7% | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 7.1% | 9.8% | 2.8% | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 12.5% | 11.6% | 0.9% | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 21.1% | 37.1% | 15.9% | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 33.5% | 62.6% | 29.0% | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 47.0% | 76.8% | 29.8% | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 80.5% | 89.5% | 9.0% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 88.0% | 87.7% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 89.9% | 95.5% | 5.6% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 97.4% | 88.8% | 8.6% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 94.4% | 2.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.2% | 1.6% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Malaysia or Venezuela?
- Malaysia, at 88.9% against 88.6% in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Malaysia and Venezuela?
- 0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Venezuela?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2017.
- How do Malaysia and Venezuela rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Malaysia ranks 134th and Venezuela ranks 135th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.