Population, age 17, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population, age 17, female was 258,642 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 17, female in Malaysia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 17, female in Malaysia stood at 258,642.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, female in Malaysia peaked at 263,214 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 178,382, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 197,653 | 178,382 | 230,250 | 10 |
| 2000s | 247,620 | 237,048 | 260,946 | 10 |
| 2010s | 261,412 | 258,642 | 263,214 | 5 |
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More education data for Malaysia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 273,792 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.54 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 17, female in Malaysia?
- Population, age 17, female in Malaysia was 258,642 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 263,214 in 2011.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 178,382 in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for population, age 17, female?
- Malaysia ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Population, age 17, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.