Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (secondary female) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (secondary female) was 1.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in Malaysia is 1.29 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 1.44 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 249,647, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 42nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (secondary female) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 249,647 | — |
| 1971 | 266,721 | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 292,592 | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 374,930 | +28.1% |
| 1979 | 505,724 | +34.9% |
| 1980 | 516,114 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 545,799 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 553,895 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 591,856 | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 623,129 | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 635,995 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 675,952 | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 719,725 | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 724,337 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 735,445 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 740,060 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 761,619 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 794,246 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 799,477 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 823,719 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 845,747 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 910,866 | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 1.10 million | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 1.11 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.13 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.15 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.18 million | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.31 million | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 1.34 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.28 million | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.27 million | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.29 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.32 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.33 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.37 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.38 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.44 million | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.42 million | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.37 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.31 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.26 million | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.27 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.32 million | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.31 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.29 million | -1.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.29 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 260,209, 5.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.29 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79,921, 16.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +34.9% | 374,930 | 505,724 |
| 1974 | +28.1% | 292,592 | 374,930 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 337,923 | 249,647 | 505,724 | 5 |
| 1980s | 632,225 | 516,114 | 735,445 | 10 |
| 1990s | 876,570 | 740,060 | 1.11 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million | 1.13 million | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million | 1.31 million | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 million | 1.26 million | 1.32 million | 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 secondary education, female in Malaysia?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Malaysia was 1.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 249,647 in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release