Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.6973 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia stood at 0.6973 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia peaked at 0.7041 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4814 LPIA, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 54th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.5127 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.4814 LPIA | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6389 LPIA | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6472 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6484 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7041 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6973 LPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5127 LPIA | 0.5127 LPIA | 0.5127 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5601 LPIA | 0.4814 LPIA | 0.6389 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6666 LPIA | 0.6472 LPIA | 0.7041 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6973 LPIA | 0.6973 LPIA | 0.6973 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 upper secondary education or in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia was 0.6973 LPIA 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 0.7041 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4814 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malaysia ranks 54th out of 105 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 7.7%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release