Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA was 0.9252 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malaysia is 0.9252 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malaysia peaked at 0.9252 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6339 LPIA, in 1991.
Malaysia ranks 57th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6339 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.7255 LPIA | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7972 LPIA | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8909 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8828 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9088 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9178 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9252 LPIA | +0.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.9252 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9084 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.9252 LPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9293 LPIA, 100% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6797 LPIA | 0.6339 LPIA | 0.7255 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.844 LPIA | 0.7972 LPIA | 0.8909 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9031 LPIA | 0.8828 LPIA | 0.9178 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9252 LPIA | 0.9252 LPIA | 0.9252 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 0.9252 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 0.9252 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6339 LPIA in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Malaysia ranks 57th 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 4.8%. 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 primary 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