School age population, secondary education, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, secondary education, female was 1.59 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.59 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
52nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.65 million
in 2018
All-time low
744,201
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, female in Malaysia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Malaysia is 1.59 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 1.65 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 744,201, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 52nd of 220 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, secondary education, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 744,201 | — |
| 1971 | 769,434 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 793,014 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 815,350 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 835,911 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 854,368 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 870,819 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 884,305 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 894,134 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 899,690 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 901,381 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 910,075 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 919,873 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 932,808 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 948,502 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 967,562 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 990,828 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.02 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.04 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.07 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 1.10 million | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.13 million | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.15 million | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.17 million | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.19 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.21 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.24 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.27 million | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.32 million | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.36 million | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.40 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.43 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.47 million | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.51 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.54 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.57 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.59 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.62 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.63 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.63 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.63 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.62 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.62 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.61 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.62 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.62 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.63 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.64 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.65 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.64 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.63 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.61 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.60 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.59 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.58 million | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.59 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 836,123 | 744,201 | 899,690 | 10 |
| 1980s | 970,036 | 901,381 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 million | 1.10 million | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 million | 1.40 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 million | 1.61 million | 1.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million | 1.58 million | 1.63 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, secondary education, female in Malaysia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Malaysia was 1.59 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 744,201 in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 52nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release