Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0129 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Malaysia, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Malaysia is 0.0129 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0151 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 units per person, in 1974.
That places Malaysia 84th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0023 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0.0089 units per person | +290.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0087 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0094 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0091 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.01 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 0.01 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.015 units per person | +49.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0112 units per person | -25.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0099 units per person | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.013 units per person | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0126 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.012 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0119 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0126 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0132 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0132 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0118 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0122 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0141 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0141 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0142 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0139 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0142 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0143 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0148 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0148 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0151 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0149 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0148 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0131 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0128 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0134 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0129 units per person | -3.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0129 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124 units per person, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0129 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0119 units per person, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +290.7% | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0089 units per person |
| 1994 | +49.6% | 0.01 units per person | 0.015 units per person |
| 1998 | +31.5% | 0.0099 units per person | 0.013 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.009 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0112 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0128 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0146 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 0.0151 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0133 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Malaysia?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in Malaysia was 0.0129 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0151 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 1974.
- How does Malaysia rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 84th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.