School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Malaysia
Malaysia: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 99.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Malaysia, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 99.8% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2014. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Malaysia peaked at 99.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.2% | — |
| 1971 | 84.1% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 97.5% | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 95.5% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 94.9% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 98.5% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 97.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 96.6% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 95.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.1% | 83.2% | 85.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 96.0% | 94.9% | 97.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 95.3% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 96.4% | 99.8% | 4 |
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 enrollment, primary, female in Malaysia?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Malaysia was 99.8% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 1st out of 167 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.