Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.27 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia stood at 1.27 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia peaked at 1.27 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5962 modelled data, in 1981.
Malaysia ranks 17th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7564 modelled data | 0.5962 modelled data | 0.9214 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.06 modelled data | 0.9597 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 1.26 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 modelled data | 1.26 modelled data | 1.27 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 14 Samoa 1.3 modelled data compare
- 15 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 1.29 modelled data compare
- 16 Nicaragua 1.27 modelled data compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 1.26 modelled data compare
- 19 Uruguay 1.25 modelled data compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 1.24 modelled data compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia was 1.27 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5962 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Malaysia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Malaysia ranks 17th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release