School age population, tertiary education, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.37 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Malaysia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Malaysia is 1.37 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 1.40 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 528,968 number, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 615,295 number | 528,968 number | 699,630 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 782,715 number | 723,865 number | 816,258 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 938,225 number | 835,357 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.37 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million number | 1.37 million number | 1.40 million number | 10 |
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, tertiary education, female in Malaysia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Malaysia was 1.37 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 528,968 number in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.