Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Malaysia
Malaysia: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.27 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.27 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.27 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.5962 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, 1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5962 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.6223 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6607 modelled data | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7187 modelled data | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7675 modelled data | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8049 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8402 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8756 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9214 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9597 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9915 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.05 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.08 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.11 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.13 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.12 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.09 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.12 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.13 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.15 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.16 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.2 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.21 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.22 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.22 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.24 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.25 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.25 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.26 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.27 modelled data | +0.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.27 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.27 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.17 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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
More education data for Malaysia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.9 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- 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)
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