Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.4874 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malaysia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malaysia is 0.4874 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malaysia peaked at 0.4874 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2546 LPIA, in 1991.
Malaysia ranks 44th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2546 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.371 LPIA | +45.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2949 LPIA | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4184 LPIA | +41.9% |
| 2019 | 0.467 LPIA | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4874 LPIA | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3128 LPIA | 0.2546 LPIA | 0.371 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2949 LPIA | 0.2949 LPIA | 0.2949 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4427 LPIA | 0.4184 LPIA | 0.467 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4874 LPIA | 0.4874 LPIA | 0.4874 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malaysia was 0.4874 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4874 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2546 LPIA in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Malaysia ranks 44th out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 short-cycle 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