Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) was 495,114 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Malaysia, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Malaysia is 495,114 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 495,114 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25,436 number, in 1974.
Malaysia ranks 34th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 25,436 number | — |
| 1987 | 144,422 number | +467.8% |
| 1988 | 145,771 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 162,889 number | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 161,704 number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 183,332 number | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 188,216 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 193,878 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 297,532 number | +53.5% |
| 1995 | 227,273 number | -23.6% |
| 1996 | 206,124 number | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 284,706 number | +38.1% |
| 1999 | 283,720 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 281,990 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 286,091 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 310,957 number | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 334,482 number | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 340,209 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 312,309 number | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 329,579 number | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 387,633 number | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 396,599 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 407,140 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 412,563 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 427,871 number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 439,878 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 461,706 number | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 470,338 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 487,509 number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 490,792 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 495,114 number | +0.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 495,114 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73,560 number, 6.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 495,114 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23,780 number, 20.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) 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 | +467.8% | 25,436 number | 144,422 number |
| 1994 | +53.5% | 193,878 number | 297,532 number |
| 1998 | +38.1% | 206,124 number | 284,706 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,436 number | 25,436 number | 25,436 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 151,027 number | 144,422 number | 162,889 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 225,165 number | 161,704 number | 297,532 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 331,094 number | 281,990 number | 396,599 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 454,768 number | 407,140 number | 495,114 number | 9 |
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 enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Malaysia?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Malaysia was 495,114 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 495,114 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,436 number in 1974.
- How does Malaysia rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.