Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 68.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Malaysia is 68.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Malaysia peaked at 81.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 127th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.2% | — |
| 1999 | 63.6% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 68.1% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 79.4% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 81.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 72.3% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.9% | 62.2% | 63.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.1% | 62.7% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 60.8% | 74.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 57.2% | 68.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Malaysia?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Malaysia was 68.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release