Enrolment in primary education, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Enrolment in primary education, female was 1.51 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Malaysia, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, female in Malaysia is 1.51 million number, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 1.58 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 788,728 number, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 788,728 number | — |
| 1975 | 908,717 number | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 975,419 number | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 989,464 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.03 million number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.07 million number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.11 million number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.14 million number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.17 million number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.19 million number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.24 million number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.28 million number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.31 million number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.34 million number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.36 million number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.39 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.40 million number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.41 million number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.47 million number | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.48 million number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.46 million number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.49 million number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.54 million number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.56 million number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.56 million number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.57 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.57 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.57 million number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.58 million number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.58 million number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.55 million number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.51 million number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.51 million number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 848,722 number | 788,728 number | 908,717 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.06 million number | 975,419 number | 1.17 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.32 million number | 1.19 million number | 1.41 million number | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.53 million number | 1.46 million number | 1.57 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 million number | 1.51 million number | 1.58 million number | 8 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Malaysia?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Malaysia was 1.51 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 788,728 number in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.