Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 73.6% in 2025. β Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Malaysia, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 73.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Malaysia peaked at 73.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1981.
Malaysia ranks 78th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.9% | 8.1% | 15.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 15.7% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 29.7% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 47.7% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 65.9% | 73.6% | 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Malaysia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Malaysia was 73.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1981.
- How does Malaysia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Malaysia ranks 78th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release