Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9847 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia stood at 0.9847 GPIA.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malaysia peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3991 GPIA, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 57th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3991 GPIA | 0.3991 GPIA | 0.3991 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7983 GPIA | 0.7983 GPIA | 0.7983 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9022 GPIA | 0.8503 GPIA | 0.9391 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9916 GPIA | 0.9551 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9847 GPIA | 0.9847 GPIA | 0.9847 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 54 Chile 0.9872 GPIA compare
- 55 Belgium 0.9871 GPIA compare
- 56 New Zealand 0.9851 GPIA compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 0.9833 GPIA compare
- 59 Azerbaijan 0.983 GPIA compare
- 60 Cyprus 0.9825 GPIA 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 0.9847 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 1.01 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3991 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malaysia ranks 57th out of 137 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 3.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release