Enrolment in secondary education, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 1.31 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.31 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
38th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.44 million number
in 2014
All-time low
249,647 number
in 1970
Years of data
44
1970–2019
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Malaysia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.31 million number for enrolment in secondary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 1.44 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 249,647 number, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 38th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 249,647 number | — |
| 1971 | 266,721 number | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 292,592 number | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 374,930 number | +28.1% |
| 1979 | 505,724 number | +34.9% |
| 1980 | 516,114 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 545,799 number | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 553,895 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 591,856 number | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 623,129 number | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 635,995 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 675,952 number | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 719,725 number | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 724,337 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 735,445 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 740,060 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 761,619 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 794,246 number | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 799,477 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 823,719 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 845,747 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 910,866 number | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 1.10 million number | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 1.11 million number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.13 million number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.15 million number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.18 million number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.31 million number | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 1.34 million number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.28 million number | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.28 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.27 million number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.29 million number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.32 million number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.33 million number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.37 million number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.38 million number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.44 million number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.42 million number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.37 million number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million number | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.31 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 337,923 number | 249,647 number | 505,724 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 632,225 number | 516,114 number | 735,445 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 876,570 number | 740,060 number | 1.11 million number | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.44 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Malaysia?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Malaysia was 1.31 million number in 2019, 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 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 249,647 number in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 38th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.