Gross school enrollment of females in tertiary education fell 1.12% to 48.3% in Malaysia in 2016, according to World Bank.
Historically, gross school enrollment of females in tertiary education in Malaysia reached an all time high of 48.8% in 2015 and an all time low of 2.93% in 1979.
Malaysia has been ranked 68th within the group of 113 countries we follow in terms of gross school enrollment of females in tertiary education, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Gross School Enrollment, Female (Tertiary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | % | ... | 11.8% | ... | 11.6% | 12.3% | 13.5% | |||||||||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | 50.2% | 52.7% | 54.0% | 55.9% | 59.5% | ||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | ... | 35.0% | 37.7% | 39.0% | 39.0% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 17.7% | 17.2% | 16.0% | 15.5% | 15.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 51.7% | 50.6% | 47.1% | 49.9% | 48.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.0% | 22.0% | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Philippines | % | ... | 42.8% | 45.8% | 40.4% | 33.7% | 36.0% | |||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 90.6% | 91.2% | 95.4% | 97.1% | ... | |
| Thailand | % | 54.2% | 57.8% | 55.3% | 54.2% | 52.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | 29.2% | 31.7% | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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