Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.71 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 0.71 LPIA.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia peaked at 0.7163 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.473 LPIA, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 48th of 103 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 | 0.4849 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.473 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6462 LPIA | +36.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6673 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6753 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7163 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.71 LPIA | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4849 LPIA | 0.4849 LPIA | 0.4849 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5596 LPIA | 0.473 LPIA | 0.6462 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6863 LPIA | 0.6673 LPIA | 0.7163 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.71 LPIA | 0.71 LPIA | 0.71 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 45 Republic of Korea 0.7465 LPIA compare
- 46 Mongolia 0.7177 LPIA compare
- 47 Republic of Moldova 0.7103 LPIA compare
- 49 Egypt 0.7056 LPIA compare
- 50 Timor-Leste 0.6952 LPIA compare
- 51 Bulgaria 0.6933 LPIA compare
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 0.71 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 0.7163 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.473 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malaysia ranks 48th out of 103 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 6.4%. 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, 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