Progression to secondary school, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Progression to secondary school, female was 90.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Progression to secondary school, female in Malaysia, 1998–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school, female in Malaysia is 90.4%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Malaysia peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2015.
Malaysia ranks 114th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98.1% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 92.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.0% | 98.1% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 94.4% | 99.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 87.1% | 94.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Malaysia?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Malaysia was 90.4% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Malaysia ranks 114th out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).