Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Malaysia

Malaysia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 203,649 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
203,649 number
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
15th
of 140 countries
All-time high
253,264 number
in 2010
All-time low
107,884 number
in 1999
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Malaysia, 1999–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1999200920191999: 107.9k number2000: 122.2k number2001: 135.6k number2002: 167.7k number2003: 208.4k number2004: 172.6k number2005: 145.9k number2006: 169.4k number2007: 187.7k number2008: 216.9k number2009: 239.4k number2010: 253.3k number2011: 236.3k number2012: 231.6k number2013: 235.4k number2014: 198.8k number2016: 221.3k number2017: 204.9k number2018: 224.0k number2019: 203.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Malaysia stood at 203,649 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Malaysia peaked at 253,264 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 107,884 number, in 1999.

That places Malaysia 15th out of 140 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 107,884 number 107,884 number 107,884 number 1
2000s 176,572 number 122,237 number 239,421 number 10
2010s 223,253 number 198,801 number 253,264 number 9

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 12 France 241,586 number compare
  2. 13 Iran 213,998 number compare
  3. 14 South Africa 210,011 number compare
  4. 16 Spain 197,924 number compare
  5. 17 Canada 193,989 number compare
  6. 18 Chile 189,260 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Malaysia?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Malaysia was 203,649 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 253,264 number in 2010.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 107,884 number in 1999.
How does Malaysia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Malaysia ranks 15th out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).