Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 84.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Malaysia is 84.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Malaysia peaked at 97.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 115th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.1% | — |
| 1971 | 51.3% | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 52.7% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 97.9% | +85.9% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 91.9% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.0% | 46.1% | 52.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 95.4% | 93.0% | 97.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 88.8% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 80.1% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 82.2% | 85.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Malaysia?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Malaysia was 84.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 115th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release