School age population, primary education, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, primary education, female was 1.63 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Malaysia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, female in Malaysia stood at 1.63 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 1.64 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 889,957, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 48th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 914,402 | 889,957 | 935,034 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million | 949,839 | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 million | 1.23 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 million | 1.49 million | 1.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million | 1.54 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 million | 1.58 million | 1.64 million | 6 |
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 school age population, primary education, female in Malaysia?
- School age population, primary education, female in Malaysia was 1.63 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 889,957 in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 48th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release