Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9505 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malaysia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.9505 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malaysia peaked at 0.9545 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6882 GPIA, in 1991.
That places Malaysia 50th out of 94 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7268 GPIA | 0.6882 GPIA | 0.7654 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8488 GPIA | 0.8038 GPIA | 0.8939 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9349 GPIA | 0.906 GPIA | 0.9545 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9505 GPIA | 0.9505 GPIA | 0.9505 GPIA | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malaysia was 0.9505 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9545 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6882 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Malaysia ranks 50th out of 94 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 lower secondary 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