Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 83.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Malaysia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 83.8% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Malaysia peaked at 86.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 96th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 64.8% | — |
| 1999 | 66.3% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 68.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 79.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 86.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.1% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.6% | 64.8% | 66.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 66.7% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 70.0% | 86.9% | 10 |
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More education data for Malaysia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Malaysia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Malaysia was 83.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 96th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.