School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 1.37 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.37 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
41st
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.40 million number
in 2011
All-time low
528,968 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
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.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 528,968 number | — |
| 1971 | 552,756 number | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 573,403 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 591,724 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 608,508 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 623,888 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 639,535 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 657,111 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 677,431 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 699,630 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 723,865 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 748,077 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 768,112 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 782,223 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 791,722 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 796,810 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 797,086 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 798,417 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 804,576 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 816,258 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 835,357 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 862,028 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 887,653 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 909,952 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 929,937 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 947,738 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 968,455 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 990,006 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.04 million number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.10 million number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.13 million number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.19 million number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.22 million number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.27 million number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.31 million number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.34 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.37 million number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.40 million number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.39 million number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.39 million number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.39 million number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.39 million number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.39 million number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.39 million number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.37 million number | -0.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.37 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 222,795 number, 6.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.37 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 117,527 number, 11.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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.