Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 0.9434 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malaysia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.9434 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malaysia peaked at 0.9434 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6879 LPIA, in 1991.
Malaysia ranks 52nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6879 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.7719 LPIA | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8415 LPIA | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9181 LPIA | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9127 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9309 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9393 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9434 LPIA | +0.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.9434 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9106 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.9434 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9159 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7299 LPIA | 0.6879 LPIA | 0.7719 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8798 LPIA | 0.8415 LPIA | 0.9181 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9276 LPIA | 0.9127 LPIA | 0.9393 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9434 LPIA | 0.9434 LPIA | 0.9434 LPIA | 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 0.9434 LPIA 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 0.9434 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6879 LPIA in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Malaysia ranks 52nd out of 100 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 3.4%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release