School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 716,469 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
716,469 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
55th
of 205 countries
All-time high
823,126 number
in 2010
All-time low
403,323 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Malaysia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Malaysia stood at 716,469 number.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 823,126 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 403,323 number, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 55th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 403,323 number | — |
| 1971 | 414,481 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 427,942 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 442,044 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 455,917 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 468,412 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 478,362 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 483,336 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 484,806 number | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 484,467 number | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 484,021 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 485,723 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 489,918 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 495,972 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 503,110 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 511,038 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 523,325 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 537,252 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 551,043 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 563,769 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 575,790 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 587,874 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 601,402 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 615,628 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 629,845 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 643,769 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 659,602 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 674,566 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 688,447 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 701,137 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 712,391 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 729,003 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 741,609 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 748,627 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 749,589 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 746,875 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 763,801 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 783,866 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 802,516 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 816,124 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 823,126 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 820,946 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 814,384 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 804,820 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 794,161 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 783,195 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 771,764 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 758,722 number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 744,737 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 730,148 number | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 716,469 number | -1.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 716,469 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 172,886 number, 4.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 716,469 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61,459 number, 11.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 454,309 number | 403,323 number | 484,806 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 514,517 number | 484,021 number | 563,769 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 637,806 number | 575,790 number | 701,137 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 759,440 number | 712,391 number | 816,124 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 784,600 number | 730,148 number | 823,126 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 716,469 number | 716,469 number | 716,469 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 52 Saudi Arabia 734,399 number compare
- 53 Kazakhstan 730,173 number compare
- 54 Mali 727,898 number compare
- 56 Spain 704,629 number compare
- 57 Sri Lanka 685,807 number compare
- 58 South Korea 666,148 number compare
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 school age population, lower secondary education, female in Malaysia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Malaysia was 716,469 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 823,126 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 403,323 number in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 55th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.