Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.4431 LPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malaysia, 1991β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malaysia stood at 0.4431 LPIA.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malaysia peaked at 0.4508 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2546 LPIA, in 1991.
That places Malaysia 41st out of 80 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2546 LPIA | 0.2546 LPIA | 0.2546 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2847 LPIA | 0.2847 LPIA | 0.2847 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.427 LPIA | 0.4031 LPIA | 0.4508 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4431 LPIA | 0.4431 LPIA | 0.4431 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malaysia was 0.4431 LPIA 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 0.4508 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2546 LPIA in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Malaysia ranks 41st out of 80 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 up 9.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release