Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female was 23.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Malaysia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malaysia is 23.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malaysia peaked at 34.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2015.
Malaysia ranks 12th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 34.7% | — |
| 2006 | 34.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +28.4% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | -12.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 23.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.4%, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 23.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.4%, 1.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 26.5% | 34.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 18.1% | 27.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 23.8% | 30.1% | 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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malaysia?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malaysia was 23.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Malaysia ranks 12th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release