Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.4934 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malaysia, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.4934 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malaysia peaked at 0.4934 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3546 LPIA, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 24th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.371 LPIA | 0.371 LPIA | 0.371 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3908 LPIA | 0.3546 LPIA | 0.4269 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4624 LPIA | 0.4361 LPIA | 0.4798 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.4934 LPIA | 0.4934 LPIA | 0.4934 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 0.4934 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 0.4934 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3546 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Malaysia ranks 24th out of 39 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 up 4.7%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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