Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) was 81.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Malaysia stood at 81.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Malaysia peaked at 88.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 147th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.5% | — |
| 1971 | 34.7% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 36.9% | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 44.9% | +21.6% |
| 1979 | 56.2% | +25.3% |
| 1980 | 57.3% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 60.0% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 60.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 63.4% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 65.7% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 68.2% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 70.9% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 69.5% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 68.7% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 67.4% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 67.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 69.1% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 68.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 69.4% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 71.5% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 83.8% | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 81.7% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 80.8% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | -1.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 81.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.2%, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 81.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.5%, 86% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +25.3% | 44.9% | 56.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.2% | 33.5% | 56.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 57.3% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.1% | 67.4% | 83.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 78.2% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 79.5% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 77.4% | 82.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Malaysia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Malaysia was 81.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 147th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release