Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.9795 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.9795
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
65th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.9861
in 2019
All-time low
0.6206
in 1980
Years of data
9
1980–2022
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Malaysia, 1980–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.9795 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Malaysia peaked at 0.9861 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6206, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 65th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.6206 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8191 | +32.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8894 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8921 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9373 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9439 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9809 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9861 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9795 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6206 | 0.6206 | 0.6206 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8191 | 0.8191 | 0.8191 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9062 | 0.8894 | 0.9373 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9703 | 0.9439 | 0.9861 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9795 | 0.9795 | 0.9795 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Malaysia?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Malaysia was 0.9795 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9861 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6206 in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Malaysia ranks 65th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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