Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year … net gender parity index in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year … net gender parity index was 0.9892 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9892 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
132nd
of 166 countries
All-time high
1.12 GPIA
in 2003
All-time low
0.9714 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2024
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Malaysia stood at 0.9892 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Malaysia peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9714 GPIA, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 132nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year … net gender parity index in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9714 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.06 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.1 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9911 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9892 GPIA | -0.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.9892 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.9892 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 GPIA, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9714 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9892 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Malaysia?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Malaysia was 0.9892 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9714 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Malaysia ranks 132nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release