School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Malaysia
Malaysia: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) was 88.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Malaysia, 1974–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Malaysia stood at 88.6%.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Malaysia peaked at 101.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1974.
That places Malaysia 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 7.7% | — |
| 1987 | 33.7% | +334.8% |
| 1988 | 33.1% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 36.2% | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 35.3% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 39.4% | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 39.8% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 40.5% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 61.2% | +51.3% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | -24.8% |
| 1996 | 41.3% | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 56.2% | +35.9% |
| 1999 | 55.6% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 54.5% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 101.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 100.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | -9.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +334.8% | 7.7% | 33.7% |
| 1994 | +51.3% | 40.5% | 61.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 34.4% | 33.1% | 36.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 46.2% | 35.3% | 61.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 54.5% | 80.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 82.6% | 101.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 88.6% | 98.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 56 Philippines 89.7% compare
- 57 Saint Kitts and Nevis 89.3% compare
- 58 Lithuania 88.8% compare
- 60 Finland 88.3% compare
- 61 Cayman Islands 88.3% compare
- 62 Nepal 88.1% compare
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 enrollment, preprimary, female in Malaysia?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Malaysia was 88.6% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 101.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1974.
- How does Malaysia rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 59th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.