Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.6854 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.6854 LPIA
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
54th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.6933 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.488 LPIA
in 2000
Years of data
7
1996–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia is 0.6854 LPIA, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia peaked at 0.6933 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.488 LPIA, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 54th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.5331 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.488 LPIA | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6309 LPIA | +29.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6283 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6245 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6933 LPIA | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6854 LPIA | -1.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.6854 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5883 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.6854 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6212 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5331 LPIA | 0.5331 LPIA | 0.5331 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5594 LPIA | 0.488 LPIA | 0.6309 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6487 LPIA | 0.6245 LPIA | 0.6933 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6854 LPIA | 0.6854 LPIA | 0.6854 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 upper secondary education or in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia was 0.6854 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 0.6933 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.488 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 9.1%. 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 upper secondary 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