School age population, pre-primary education, female in Malaysia

Malaysia: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 500,140 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
500,140 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
64th
of 206 countries
All-time high
528,033 number
in 2004
All-time low
328,223 number
in 1974
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, pre-primary education, female in Malaysia, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Malaysia stood at 500,140 number.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 528,033 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 328,223 number, in 1974.

That places Malaysia 64th out of 206 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 340,390 number 328,223 number 360,799 number 10
1980s 404,679 number 366,588 number 449,806 number 10
1990s 487,348 number 457,849 number 510,346 number 10
2000s 516,603 number 495,767 number 528,033 number 10
2010s 479,926 number 467,223 number 496,285 number 10
2020s 500,140 number 500,140 number 500,140 number 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 61 Cambodia 520,973 number compare
  2. 62 Syrian Arab Republic 517,421 number compare
  3. 63 Rwanda 508,176 number compare
  4. 65 Tajikistan 485,721 number compare
  5. 66 South Sudan 483,081 number compare
  6. 67 Ecuador 477,398 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Malaysia?
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Malaysia was 500,140 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 528,033 number in 2004.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 328,223 number in 1974.
How does Malaysia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
Malaysia ranks 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.