In 2022, around 282,000 male students and more than 405,000 female students were enrolled in public higher institutions. 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
The deficit in female economic contribution was reflected in a 2021 survey of the business sector in Malaysia, where at that time around 27 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 enrolled in public higher education institutions in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022, by gender
(in 1,000s)
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Statistics Malaysia. (December 13, 2023). Number of students enrolled in public higher education institutions in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/794845/students-in-public-higher-education-institutions-by-gender-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. "Number of students enrolled in public higher education institutions in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/794845/students-in-public-higher-education-institutions-by-gender-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. (2023). Number of students enrolled in public higher education institutions in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/794845/students-in-public-higher-education-institutions-by-gender-malaysia/
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Number of students enrolled in public higher education institutions in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Malaysia, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/794845/students-in-public-higher-education-institutions-by-gender-malaysia/