Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) was 99.4% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Malaysia, 1981β2025
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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0077 units per person (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