Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malaysia

Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 90.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
90.4%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
119th
of 188 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2004
All-time low
88.7%
in 2016
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malaysia, 1998–2019

0204060801001998200820191998: 98.6 %1999: 95.1 %2000: 94.5 %2001: 91.6 %2002: 90.3 %2003: 99 %2004: 99.5 %2005: 93.9 %2006: 95.1 %2007: 92.1 %2008: 91.3 %2009: 90.8 %2010: 90.5 %2011: 90.4 %2012: 90 %2013: 91.1 %2014: 91.4 %2015: 90.6 %2016: 88.7 %2017: 89.1 %2018: 88.9 %2019: 90.4 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) in Malaysia, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 116 Iran 92.9% compare
  2. 117 Montenegro 92.1% compare
  3. 118 Armenia 90.9% compare
  4. 120 Cuba 90.3% compare
  5. 121 Saint Lucia 89.8% compare
  6. 122 Eswatini 89.1% compare

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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.