In 2023, around ******* male students and ******* female students were enrolled in public higher institutions in Malaysia. While the number of male students enrolled had steadily decreased since 2019, there was still a significantly higher number of females than male students. This reflected the worldwide trend of more women entering higher education than men. High enrollment numbers, low workforce participation rates Despite this, the realities of gender inequality were felt soon after graduation. In 2023, women were still underrepresented in the workforce, where the labor force participation rate of male graduates was significantly higher than that of females. The average female employee still earned less than the average male employee, and once married, almost half of these women stopped participating in the workforce. Importance of women in the workforce The deficit in female economic contribution was reflected in a 2021 survey of the business sector in Malaysia, where at that time around ** percent of all board members were female. The expectations on women to carry out the traditional role of caregiver in the family could only go so far to explain these statistics. Many Malaysians seemed to be aware that more needed to be done to address gender inequality in the business sector. To meet the challenges of Industry 4.0, Malaysia cannot afford to lose the contribution of its increasingly highly educated and highly skilled women in the workforce.

Number of Students: Higher Education: ytd: Malaysia: Queensland data was reported at 1,174.000 Person in Dec 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1,174.000 Person for Nov 2024. Number of Students: Higher Education: ytd: Malaysia: Queensland data is updated monthly, averaging 1,615.500 Person from Jan 2002 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 276 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,204.000 Person in Dec 2010 and a record low of 675.000 Person in Jan 2022. Number of Students: Higher Education: ytd: Malaysia: Queensland data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Education. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G120: Education Statistics: Number of Enrolments.

In 2023, female students in Malaysia had a higher gross enrollment rate compared to male students at the higher education level, with around a ** percent rate. Although there were more women with university education in Malaysia, labor participation of women was lower compared to men.

In 2023, there were more than ******* female students in higher education in Malaysia. By comparison, there were fewer men enrolled in universities, around ******* in the same year. Although there were more women with university education in Malaysia, labor participation of women was lower compared to men

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Malaysia was reported at 41.26 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malaysia - School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Australia Number of Students: Higher Education: Year to Date: Malaysia data was reported at 9,603.000 Person in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 9,600.000 Person for Nov 2024. Australia Number of Students: Higher Education: Year to Date: Malaysia data is updated monthly, averaging 13,933.500 Person from Jan 2002 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 276 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18,407.000 Person in Dec 2010 and a record low of 5,606.000 Person in Jan 2022. Australia Number of Students: Higher Education: Year to Date: Malaysia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Education. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G120: Education Statistics: Number of Enrolments.

Australia Number of Students: Higher Education: Year to Date: Malaysia: New South Wales data was reported at 1,973.000 Person in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,971.000 Person for Nov 2024. Australia Number of Students: Higher Education: Year to Date: Malaysia: New South Wales data is updated monthly, averaging 2,031.000 Person from Jan 2002 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 276 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,721.000 Person in Dec 2011 and a record low of 1,054.000 Person in Jan 2022. Australia Number of Students: Higher Education: Year to Date: Malaysia: New South Wales data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Education. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.G120: Education Statistics: Number of Enrolments.

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Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) in Malaysia was reported at 69.8 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malaysia - Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (cumulative) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) in Malaysia was reported at 23.08 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malaysia - Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (cumulative) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

In 2023, around *** million Malaysians in employment had secondary school education, making it the most common level of educational attainment among those in employment. In that year, the number of people in employment was around **** million.

Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) in Malaysia was reported at 77.92 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malaysia - Labor force with advanced education (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

In 2023, female students in Malaysia had a higher enrollment rate compared to male students at secondary school, with ***** percent. Education for children in Malaysia is compulsory only up to year six of primary school. Nevertheless, in 2023, the Malaysian government was discussing the possibility to make education compulsory until secondary level.

In 2022, university students from Malaysia made up the majority of international students in Indonesia. Malaysia had ***** tertiary-level students in Indonesia, followed by Timor-Leste and Thailand, which had ***** and *** students, respectively. In comparison to other Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Thailand, Indonesia has a much lower number of international students.

In 2024, the consumer price index (CPI) of education in Malaysia was *****, an increase compared to the previous year. The CPI is a measure of the weighted average prices of a basket of consumer goods and services and is used to identify whether a country is undergoing inflation or deflation.

In 2022, there were approximately **** million students enrolled in government or government-aided secondary schools in Malaysia. This was a slight increase from around **** million secondary students in the previous year.

Malaysia Monthly Income: Certificate: RM10001 and above data was reported at 0.100 % in 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.100 % for 2022. Malaysia Monthly Income: Certificate: RM10001 and above data is updated yearly, averaging 0.100 % from Dec 2018 (Median) to 2023, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.200 % in 2019 and a record low of 0.100 % in 2023. Malaysia Monthly Income: Certificate: RM10001 and above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Higher Education. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.G076: Monthly Income by Level of Study.

Malaysia Monthly Income: Certificate: RM3001 - RM4000 data was reported at 2.100 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.800 % for 2022. Malaysia Monthly Income: Certificate: RM3001 - RM4000 data is updated yearly, averaging 1.250 % from Dec 2018 (Median) to 2023, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.100 % in 2023 and a record low of 0.900 % in 2018. Malaysia Monthly Income: Certificate: RM3001 - RM4000 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Higher Education. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.G076: Monthly Income by Level of Study.

As of April 2024, there were approximately ****** tertiary-level students from Indonesia in Australia. In 2012, the Indonesian government started a scholarship program called LPDP to support students accepted into the national and world's top universities. This initiative was taken to give them a chance to have a better quality of education, hence, to improve the quality of Indonesian human resources. Since then, the number of Indonesians studying overseas has increased.

Malaysia Monthly Income: Certificate: RM2001 - RM3000 data was reported at 11.500 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 11.400 % for 2022. Malaysia Monthly Income: Certificate: RM2001 - RM3000 data is updated yearly, averaging 7.300 % from Dec 2018 (Median) to 2023, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.500 % in 2023 and a record low of 5.700 % in 2018. Malaysia Monthly Income: Certificate: RM2001 - RM3000 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Higher Education. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malaysia – Table MY.G076: Monthly Income by Level of Study.