School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Malaysia
Malaysia: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) was 45.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Malaysia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary, female in Malaysia is 45.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Malaysia peaked at 52.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1979.
Malaysia ranks 102nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3.0% | — |
| 1980 | 3.2% | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +22.0% |
| 1983 | 4.1% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 4.4% | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 5.4% | +22.6% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | +322.1% |
| 1999 | 24.8% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 30.2% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 43.3% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 45.8% | +3.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 45.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.7%, 80% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 45.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.5%, 80% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +322.1% | 5.7% | 23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 3.2% | 6.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 28.9% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 41.4% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 43.7% | 47.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 99 United States Virgin Islands 48.7% compare
- 100 Syria 47.4% compare
- 101 Azerbaijan 46.9% compare
- 103 Brunei 44.5% compare
- 104 Paraguay 44.3% compare
- 105 Marshall Islands 43.9% 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, tertiary, female in Malaysia?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Malaysia was 45.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1979.
- How does Malaysia rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, 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 volatile.
- 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, tertiary, 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.