Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender was 0.9795 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malaysia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malaysia stood at 0.9795 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malaysia peaked at 0.9795 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8113 GPIA, in 1991.
That places Malaysia 67th out of 104 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8113 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.8522 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9229 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9422 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9493 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9661 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9703 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9795 GPIA | +1.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.9795 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9965 GPIA, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.9795 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9797 GPIA, 100% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8318 GPIA | 0.8113 GPIA | 0.8522 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9325 GPIA | 0.9229 GPIA | 0.9422 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9619 GPIA | 0.9493 GPIA | 0.9703 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9795 GPIA | 0.9795 GPIA | 0.9795 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 primary education or higher in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malaysia was 0.9795 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9795 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8113 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Malaysia ranks 67th out of 104 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release