School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female was 553,273 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Malaysia, 1989–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2012, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Malaysia stood at 553,273 number. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 553,273 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 346,087 number, in 1989.
That places Malaysia 29th out of 164 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 346,087 number | — |
| 1990 | 357,481 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 366,447 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 373,042 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 378,933 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 385,087 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 391,883 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 401,676 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 412,732 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 423,925 number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 434,519 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 444,384 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 457,227 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 469,746 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 482,248 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 494,539 number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 505,468 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 518,377 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 528,281 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 536,941 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 544,426 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 551,448 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 551,751 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 553,273 number | +0.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 553,273 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44,466 number, 12.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 553,273 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,637 number, 18.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 346,087 number | 346,087 number | 346,087 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 392,572 number | 357,481 number | 434,519 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 498,164 number | 444,384 number | 544,426 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 552,157 number | 551,448 number | 553,273 number | 3 |
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 school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Malaysia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Malaysia was 553,273 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 553,273 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 346,087 number in 1989.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 29th out of 164 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.