Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9746 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia stood at 0.9746 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.818 GPIA, in 1996.
That places Malaysia 49th out of 107 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.818 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8548 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9276 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9374 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9911 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9746 GPIA | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.818 GPIA | 0.818 GPIA | 0.818 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8912 GPIA | 0.8548 GPIA | 0.9276 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9763 GPIA | 0.9374 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9746 GPIA | 0.9746 GPIA | 0.9746 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia was 0.9746 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.818 GPIA in 1996.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malaysia ranks 49th out of 107 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release