Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.4234 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malaysia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.4234 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malaysia peaked at 0.4402 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2868 LPIA, in 1991.
That places Malaysia 45th out of 72 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2868 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.3571 LPIA | +24.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3399 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4243 LPIA | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 0.427 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3792 LPIA | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4402 LPIA | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4234 LPIA | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.322 LPIA | 0.2868 LPIA | 0.3571 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3821 LPIA | 0.3399 LPIA | 0.4243 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4154 LPIA | 0.3792 LPIA | 0.4402 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.4234 LPIA | 0.4234 LPIA | 0.4234 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)
- 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malaysia was 0.4234 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4402 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2868 LPIA in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Malaysia ranks 45th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release