Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.9584 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 0.9584 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malaysia peaked at 0.9584 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7286 LPIA, in 1991.
That places Malaysia 52nd out of 99 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7286 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.8082 LPIA | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8813 LPIA | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9402 LPIA | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9386 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9487 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9562 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9584 LPIA | +0.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.9584 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9262 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.9584 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9303 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7684 LPIA | 0.7286 LPIA | 0.8082 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9108 LPIA | 0.8813 LPIA | 0.9402 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9478 LPIA | 0.9386 LPIA | 0.9562 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9584 LPIA | 0.9584 LPIA | 0.9584 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 0.9584 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 0.9584 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7286 LPIA in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Malaysia ranks 52nd out of 99 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 2.1%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release