School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 1.48 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.48 million number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
46th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.65 million number
in 2011
All-time low
777,403 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Malaysia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.48 million number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 1.65 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 777,403 number, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 46th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 777,403 number | — |
| 1971 | 797,807 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 818,707 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 840,390 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 864,034 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 889,390 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 914,388 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 935,470 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 951,657 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 961,973 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 966,086 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 968,322 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 971,233 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 976,763 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 985,610 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 998,641 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.02 million number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.04 million number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.07 million number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.10 million number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.13 million number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.15 million number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.17 million number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.20 million number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.22 million number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.25 million number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.28 million number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.31 million number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.34 million number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.37 million number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.40 million number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.43 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.46 million number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.49 million number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.50 million number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.51 million number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.54 million number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.57 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.60 million number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.63 million number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.65 million number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.64 million number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.63 million number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.62 million number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.60 million number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.58 million number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.56 million number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.53 million number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.51 million number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.48 million number | -1.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.48 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 329,098 number, 4.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.48 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 121,936 number, 12.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 875,122 number | 777,403 number | 961,973 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 million number | 966,086 number | 1.10 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.37 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 million number | 1.40 million number | 1.63 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.60 million number | 1.51 million number | 1.65 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million number | 1.48 million number | 1.48 million number | 1 |
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, secondary education, female in Malaysia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Malaysia was 1.48 million number in 2020, 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 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 777,403 number in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 46th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.