Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 88.9 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Malaysia, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 88.9 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Malaysia peaked at 98.66 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1820.
That places Malaysia 134th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.02 | — |
| 1825 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1830 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1835 | 0.06 | +50.0% |
| 1840 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 1845 | 0.11 | +37.5% |
| 1850 | 0.14 | +27.3% |
| 1855 | 0.2 | +42.9% |
| 1860 | 0.27 | +35.0% |
| 1865 | 0.37 | +37.0% |
| 1870 | 0.51 | +37.8% |
| 1875 | 0.7 | +37.3% |
| 1880 | 0.95 | +35.7% |
| 1885 | 1.3 | +36.8% |
| 1890 | 1.78 | +36.9% |
| 1895 | 2.42 | +36.0% |
| 1900 | 3.3 | +36.4% |
| 1905 | 4.47 | +35.5% |
| 1910 | 6.03 | +34.9% |
| 1915 | 8.09 | +34.2% |
| 1920 | 10.77 | +33.1% |
| 1925 | 14.21 | +31.9% |
| 1930 | 18.52 | +30.3% |
| 1935 | 23.78 | +28.4% |
| 1940 | 29.99 | +26.1% |
| 1945 | 37.05 | +23.5% |
| 1950 | 44.72 | +20.7% |
| 1955 | 49.32 | +10.3% |
| 1960 | 82.01 | +66.3% |
| 1965 | 79.05 | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 88.12 | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 89.97 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 91.32 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 90.2 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 89.07 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 87.94 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 89.92 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 97.33 | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 97.25 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 97.16 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.08 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.41 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 98.66 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 96.41 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 93.84 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 94.01 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.73 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 97.85 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 96.91 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.43 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 96.89 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 98.42 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 96.44 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 96.41 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.03 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.87 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.95 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 93.63 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.13 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.36 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.42 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.33 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 89.62 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 89.39 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.84 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 92.22 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 88.9 | -3.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 88.9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.11, 94% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 88.9 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.36, 93% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +66.3% | 49.32 | 82.01 |
| 1825 | +50.0% | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1835 | +50.0% | 0.04 | 0.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.095 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.37 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.605 | 0.51 | 0.7 | 2 |
| 1880s | 1.12 | 0.95 | 1.3 | 2 |
| 1890s | 2.1 | 1.78 | 2.42 | 2 |
| 1900s | 3.88 | 3.3 | 4.47 | 2 |
| 1910s | 7.06 | 6.03 | 8.09 | 2 |
| 1920s | 12.49 | 10.77 | 14.21 | 2 |
| 1930s | 21.15 | 18.52 | 23.78 | 2 |
| 1940s | 33.52 | 29.99 | 37.05 | 2 |
| 1950s | 47.02 | 44.72 | 49.32 | 2 |
| 1960s | 80.53 | 79.05 | 82.01 | 2 |
| 1970s | 89.44 | 87.94 | 91.32 | 6 |
| 1980s | 89.92 | 89.92 | 89.92 | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.21 | 97 | 97.41 | 6 |
| 2000s | 96.71 | 93.84 | 98.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.26 | 90.33 | 96.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8 | 88.84 | 92.22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Malaysia?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Malaysia was 88.9 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.66 in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1820.
- How does Malaysia rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Malaysia ranks 134th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 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
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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
Gender gap education levels with 642 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.