Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) was 1.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malaysia is 1.29 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 51 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled (gaps) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 249,647 | — |
| 1971 | 266,721 | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 292,592 | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 333,761 | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 374,930 | +12.3% |
| 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% |
| 1996 | 878,306 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 910,866 | +3.7% |
| 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), gaps filled (gaps) 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 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 337,229 | 249,647 | 505,724 | 6 |
| 1980s | 632,225 | 516,114 | 735,445 | 10 |
| 1990s | 876,744 | 740,060 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 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 (number), gaps filled in Malaysia?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malaysia was 1.29 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 249,647 in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) with 736 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Enrolment in secondary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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 secondary education, female (number) with 736 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.