Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.0%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
152nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
93.7%
in 2014
All-time low
63.5%
in 1970
Years of data
43
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia stood at 86.0%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia peaked at 93.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 63.5% | — |
| 1980 | 80.6% | +26.8% |
| 1981 | 81.5% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 81.4% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 82.9% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 85.0% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 84.3% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 83.8% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 82.9% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 84.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 90.8% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 89.2% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 90.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 88.6% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 87.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 90.6% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 92.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 92.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.5% | 63.5% | 63.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 82.9% | 80.6% | 85.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 82.9% | 90.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 87.1% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 87.7% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.0% | 87.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia was 86.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release