School age population, upper secondary education, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 761,796 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
761,796 number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
42nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
829,268 number
in 2012
All-time low
374,080 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Malaysia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 761,796 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 829,268 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 374,080 number, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 42nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 374,080 number | — |
| 1971 | 383,326 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 390,765 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 398,346 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 408,117 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 420,978 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 436,026 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 452,134 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 466,851 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 477,506 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 482,065 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 482,599 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 481,315 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 480,791 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 482,500 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 487,603 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 495,121 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 506,887 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 521,442 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 537,085 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 551,224 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 561,487 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 570,743 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 580,501 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 591,622 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 604,718 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 621,396 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 638,146 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 654,179 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 669,167 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 682,639 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 701,291 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 719,937 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 737,519 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 751,634 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 759,314 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 773,449 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 785,702 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 797,981 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 811,225 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 824,934 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 827,879 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 829,268 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 827,982 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 823,803 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 816,294 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 807,412 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 797,867 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 787,732 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 775,880 number | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 761,796 number | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 420,813 number | 374,080 number | 477,506 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 495,741 number | 480,791 number | 537,085 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 604,318 number | 551,224 number | 669,167 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 752,069 number | 682,639 number | 811,225 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 811,905 number | 775,880 number | 829,268 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 761,796 number | 761,796 number | 761,796 number | 1 |
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, upper secondary education, female in Malaysia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Malaysia was 761,796 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 829,268 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 374,080 number in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.