Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 90.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malaysia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malaysia stood at 90.4%.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malaysia peaked at 99.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2016.
Malaysia ranks 119th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98.6% | — |
| 1999 | 95.1% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 94.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 95.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 90.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.8% | 95.1% | 98.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 90.3% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 88.7% | 91.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 936,008 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191,898 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 81,894 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 660,174 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malaysia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malaysia was 90.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2016.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 119th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.