Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Malaysia

Malaysia: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 99.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
3rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2014
All-time low
83.2%
in 1970
Years of data
19
1970–2014

Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Malaysia, 1970–2014

0204060801001970199220141970: 83.2 % of primary school age children1971: 84.1 % of primary school age children1972: 85 % of primary school age children1994: 97.5 % of primary school age children1998: 95.5 % of primary school age children1999: 94.9 % of primary school age children2000: 98.5 % of primary school age children2001: 97.9 % of primary school age children2002: 96.6 % of primary school age children2003: 97.1 % of primary school age children2004: 99.4 % of primary school age children2005: 99.7 % of primary school age children2006: 96.8 % of primary school age children2007: 96.1 % of primary school age children2008: 95.3 % of primary school age children2009: 97.3 % of primary school age children2010: 96.4 % of primary school age children2012: 98.9 % of primary school age children2014: 99.8 % of primary school age children

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Malaysia is 99.8%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Malaysia peaked at 99.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 1970.

Malaysia ranks 3rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children) in Malaysia, 1970 to 2014.
Year % of primary school age children Change
1970 83.2%
1971 84.1% +1.0%
1972 85.0% +1.2%
1994 97.5% +14.7%
1998 95.5% -2.0%
1999 94.9% -0.7%
2000 98.5% +3.8%
2001 97.9% -0.7%
2002 96.6% -1.3%
2003 97.1% +0.5%
2004 99.4% +2.4%
2005 99.7% +0.3%
2006 96.8% -2.9%
2007 96.1% -0.7%
2008 95.3% -0.9%
2009 97.3% +2.2%
2010 96.4% -1.0%
2012 98.9% +2.6%
2014 99.8% +0.9%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 99.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.2%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 99.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.2%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 84.1% 83.2% 85.0% 3
1990s 96.0% 94.9% 97.5% 3
2000s 97.5% 95.3% 99.7% 10
2010s 98.4% 96.4% 99.8% 3

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 1 Ireland 100.0% compare
  2. 2 Switzerland 99.9% compare
  3. 4 Norway 99.8% compare
  4. 5 Tunisia 99.7% compare
  5. 6 Oman 99.7% compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Malaysia?
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Malaysia was 99.8% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 1970.
How does Malaysia rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
Malaysia ranks 3rd out of 165 countries with data for 2014.
Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children)
Unit
% of primary school age children
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
201 places, 3,575 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.