Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia

Malaysia: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 19.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
19.3%
Change on year
down 15.4%
World rank
76th
of 155 countries
All-time high
22.8%
in 2017
All-time low
7.2%
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia, 1998–2018

5101520251998200820181998: 7.2 %1999: 12.2 %2000: 11.9 %2001: 12 %2002: 11.8 %2003: 10.2 %2004: 10.5 %2005: 11 %2006: 11.4 %2007: 12.7 %2008: 13 %2009: 12.5 %2010: 12.1 %2011: 12.9 %2012: 15.7 %2013: 15 %2014: 16.2 %2016: 19.9 %2017: 22.8 %2018: 19.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia is 19.3%, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia peaked at 22.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1998.

Malaysia ranks 76th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Malaysia, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 7.2%
1999 12.2% +69.9%
2000 11.9% -2.9%
2001 12.0% +1.2%
2002 11.8% -2.2%
2003 10.2% -13.7%
2004 10.5% +3.1%
2005 11.0% +4.9%
2006 11.4% +4.3%
2007 12.7% +10.6%
2008 13.0% +2.6%
2009 12.5% -3.7%
2010 12.1% -3.1%
2011 12.9% +6.4%
2012 15.7% +21.5%
2013 15.0% -4.5%
2014 16.2% +8.3%
2016 19.9% +22.7%
2017 22.8% +14.8%
2018 19.3% -15.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.7% 7.2% 12.2% 2
2000s 11.7% 10.2% 13.0% 10
2010s 16.7% 12.1% 22.8% 8

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 73 Cameroon 20.7% compare
  2. 74 Lithuania 20.6% compare
  3. 75 Japan 19.5% compare
  4. 77 Hungary 18.1% compare
  5. 78 San Marino 17.3% compare
  6. 79 Timor-Leste 17.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia?
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia was 19.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1998.
How does Malaysia rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Malaysia ranks 76th out of 155 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.