Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender was 1.37 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.37 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 81 countries
All-time high
1.57 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.489 GPIA
in 1991
Years of data
5
1991–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malaysia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.37 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malaysia peaked at 1.57 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.489 GPIA, in 1991.
That places Malaysia 10th out of 81 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.489 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7917 GPIA | +61.9% |
| 2016 | 1.57 GPIA | +97.9% |
| 2019 | 1.37 GPIA | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 1.37 GPIA | -0.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.37 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.13 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.37 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.28 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.489 GPIA | 0.489 GPIA | 0.489 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7917 GPIA | 0.7917 GPIA | 0.7917 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.47 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 1.57 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.37 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 1 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malaysia was 1.37 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.489 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Malaysia ranks 10th out of 81 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release