Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 73.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 73.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia peaked at 80.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 1980.
That places Malaysia 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 59.6% | — |
| 1982 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 61.1% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 61.7% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 63.6% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 63.2% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 74.1% | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 73.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 75.8% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 74.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 75.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 76.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.6% | 59.6% | 63.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 73.9% | 74.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 73.1% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 75.9% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 73.3% | 74.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia was 73.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release