Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 96.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia is 96.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia peaked at 96.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60.4% | — |
| 1980 | 74.9% | +24.1% |
| 1981 | 76.4% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 77.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 79.1% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 80.3% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 82.4% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 81.7% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 81.3% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 80.8% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 81.6% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 83.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 89.3% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 88.3% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 90.1% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 88.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 92.7% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 92.5% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 89.5% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.4% | 60.4% | 60.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 79.3% | 74.9% | 82.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 84.1% | 80.8% | 89.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 88.8% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 90.0% | 96.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 102 Ukraine 96.9% compare
- 103 Brunei Darussalam 96.8% compare
- 104 Saint Lucia 96.6% compare
- 106 Azerbaijan 96.6% compare
- 107 Cape Verde 96.5% compare
- 108 Serbia 96.5% compare
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 96.6% in 2017, 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 96.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.