Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 99.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Malaysia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Malaysia is 99.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Malaysia peaked at 99.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1981.
That places Malaysia 23rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 41.4% | — |
| 1982 | 43.4% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 45.6% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 47.5% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 49.0% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 50.4% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 51.7% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 52.9% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 54.0% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 55.3% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 56.6% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 58.3% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 60.2% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 62.6% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 65.3% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 68.3% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 71.4% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 74.7% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 81.1% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 83.6% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 88.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 92.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 94.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 99.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.6%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 99.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.4%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.4% | 41.4% | 54.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 65.1% | 55.3% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 81.1% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 94.1% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.5% | 99.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.9 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Malaysia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Malaysia was 99.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1981.
- How does Malaysia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Malaysia ranks 23rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release