School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 271,265 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
271,265
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
50th
of 222 countries
All-time high
271,265
in 2025
All-time low
140,192
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malaysia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malaysia stood at 271,265. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 271,265 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 140,192, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 50th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 140,192 | — |
| 1971 | 143,491 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 146,559 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 149,194 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 151,256 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 152,886 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 153,204 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 152,617 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 151,297 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 150,093 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 151,332 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 155,158 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 159,565 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 162,670 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 166,515 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 171,844 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 176,552 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 181,313 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 185,626 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 188,718 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 192,815 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 199,611 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 206,852 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 211,699 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 215,542 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 221,075 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 231,379 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 239,428 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 240,423 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 239,801 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 238,748 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 244,172 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 253,966 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 259,479 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 262,072 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 266,889 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 270,800 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 269,364 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 264,965 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 262,718 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 263,983 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 266,563 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 267,389 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 267,444 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 266,870 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 268,074 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 270,153 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 265,252 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 257,622 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 259,880 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 258,109 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 262,159 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 265,093 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 261,261 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 270,521 | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 271,265 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 149,079 | 140,192 | 153,204 | 10 |
| 1980s | 169,929 | 151,332 | 188,718 | 10 |
| 1990s | 219,862 | 192,815 | 240,423 | 10 |
| 2000s | 259,317 | 238,748 | 270,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 265,323 | 257,622 | 270,153 | 10 |
| 2020s | 264,735 | 258,109 | 271,265 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malaysia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malaysia was 271,265 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 271,265 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,192 in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 50th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release