School enrollment, secondary, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: School enrollment, secondary, female was 81.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, female in Malaysia is 81.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Malaysia peaked at 88.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 139th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.5% | — |
| 1971 | 34.7% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 36.9% | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 44.9% | +21.6% |
| 1979 | 56.2% | +25.3% |
| 1980 | 57.3% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 60.0% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 60.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 63.4% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 65.7% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 68.2% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 70.9% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 69.5% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 68.7% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 67.4% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 67.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 69.1% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 68.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 69.4% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 71.5% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 83.8% | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 81.7% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 80.8% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.2% | 33.5% | 56.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 57.3% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.1% | 67.4% | 83.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 78.2% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 79.5% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 77.4% | 82.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in Malaysia?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Malaysia was 81.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 139th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.