School age population, early childhood education, female in Malaysia

Malaysia: School age population, early childhood education, female was 500,140 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
500,140 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
69th
of 199 countries
All-time high
528,033 number
in 2004
All-time low
467,223 number
in 2014
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, female in Malaysia, 1998–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200920201998: 506.9k number1999: 510.3k number2000: 513.6k number2001: 517.9k number2002: 522.5k number2003: 526.4k number2004: 528.0k number2005: 525.5k number2006: 520.6k number2007: 512.5k number2008: 503.3k number2009: 495.8k number2010: 493.2k number2011: 485.2k number2012: 477.3k number2013: 470.8k number2014: 467.2k number2015: 468.1k number2016: 472.6k number2017: 480.0k number2018: 488.7k number2019: 496.3k number2020: 500.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, early childhood education, female in Malaysia stood at 500,140 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Malaysia peaked at 528,033 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 467,223 number, in 2014.

Malaysia ranks 69th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 508,646 number 506,946 number 510,346 number 2
2000s 516,603 number 495,767 number 528,033 number 10
2010s 479,926 number 467,223 number 496,285 number 10
2020s 500,140 number 500,140 number 500,140 number 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 66 Nepal 543,316 number compare
  2. 67 Afghanistan 530,275 number compare
  3. 68 Syrian Arab Republic 517,421 number compare
  4. 70 Israel 491,903 number compare
  5. 71 Tajikistan 485,721 number compare
  6. 72 South Sudan 483,081 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

More reference data data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Malaysia?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Malaysia was 500,140 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 528,033 number in 2004.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 467,223 number in 2014.
How does Malaysia rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Malaysia ranks 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/