Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, female (number) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, female (number) was 53,236 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, female in Malaysia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 53,236 for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 185.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia, female in Malaysia peaked at 53,236 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18,486, in 2017.
Malaysia ranks 8th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, female (number) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18,642 | — |
| 2015 | 20,056 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 22,181 | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 18,486 | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 20,489 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 26,549 | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 32,611 | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 39,899 | +22.3% |
| 2023 | 44,548 | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 53,236 | +19.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 53,236 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 684, 77.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 53,236 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20,643, 2.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19,971 | 18,486 | 22,181 | 5 |
| 2020s | 39,369 | 26,549 | 53,236 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.9 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, female in Malaysia?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia, female in Malaysia was 53,236 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 53,236 in 2024.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,486 in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, female?
- Malaysia ranks 8th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.6%. 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 Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release