The Global Gender Gap index score for Malaysia in 2021 was 0.68, with a score of 1 being absolute parity and a score of 0 being absolute imparity. Malaysia has the one of the biggest gender gap in South-east Asia. Nonetheless, gender equality in Malaysia is still higher than other Asian countries such as China and Japan.
Malaysia's Global Gender Gap index score from 2012 to 2021
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World Economic Forum. (March 30, 2021). Malaysia's Global Gender Gap index score from 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/973001/global-gender-gap-score-malaysia/
World Economic Forum. "Malaysia's Global Gender Gap index score from 2012 to 2021." Chart. March 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973001/global-gender-gap-score-malaysia/
World Economic Forum. (2021). Malaysia's Global Gender Gap index score from 2012 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973001/global-gender-gap-score-malaysia/
World Economic Forum. "Malaysia's Global Gender Gap Index Score from 2012 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973001/global-gender-gap-score-malaysia/
World Economic Forum, Malaysia's Global Gender Gap index score from 2012 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973001/global-gender-gap-score-malaysia/ (last visited December 04, 2023)
Malaysia's Global Gender Gap index score from 2012 to 2021 [Graph], World Economic Forum, March 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/973001/global-gender-gap-score-malaysia/