Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 650,421 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia stood at 650,421 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 711,652 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 423,976 number, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 34th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 423,976 number | — |
| 1999 | 443,851 number | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 455,219 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 479,401 number | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 509,146 number | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 567,271 number | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 594,174 number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 574,744 number | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 554,010 number | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 543,639 number | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 553,154 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 547,099 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 577,165 number | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 587,855 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 638,825 number | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 645,085 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 711,652 number | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 709,160 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 699,376 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 692,787 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 646,674 number | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 650,421 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 433,914 number | 423,976 number | 443,851 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 537,786 number | 455,219 number | 594,174 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 655,900 number | 577,165 number | 711,652 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia was 650,421 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 711,652 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 423,976 number in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 upper secondary 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 upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.