Malaysia vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity
Malaysia
1.31 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1.16 GPIA
in 2024
Malaysia rank
66th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
64th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Malaysia
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.31 GPIA against 1.16 GPIA in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.15 GPIA.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1979 it was WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Malaysia ranks 66th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 64th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.615 GPIA | 0.8085 GPIA | 0.1935 GPIA | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 0.7434 GPIA | 0.8068 GPIA | 0.0635 GPIA | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.9277 GPIA | 0.1374 GPIA | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 0.2116 GPIA | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 0.1251 GPIA | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.3 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 0.1248 GPIA | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, Malaysia or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Malaysia, at 1.31 GPIA against 1.16 GPIA in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Malaysia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.15 GPIA, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Malaysia ranks 66th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 64th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release