Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Bangladesh
86.7%
in 2024
Malaysia
86.8%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
143rd
Malaysia rank
141st

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Malaysia
020406080100199820112024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 86.8% against 86.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 143rd and Malaysia ranks 141st of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 60.9% 95.4% 34.5% Malaysia
2000s 69.2% 91.8% 22.5% Malaysia
2010s 81.3% 87.3% 6.0% Malaysia
2020s 88.7% 85.7% 3.0% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Bangladesh or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 86.8% against 86.7% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Bangladesh and Malaysia?
0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Malaysia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Bangladesh ranks 143rd and Malaysia ranks 141st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,391 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release