Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Malaysia

Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
55th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 2003
All-time low
1.02 GPI
in 2007
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Malaysia, 1998–2019

00.250.50.7511998200820191998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1.1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Malaysia is 1.02 GPI, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Malaysia peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPI, in 2007.

Malaysia ranks 55th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Malaysia, 1998 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1998 1.04 GPI
1999 1.02 GPI -2.0%
2000 1.04 GPI +2.2%
2001 1.02 GPI -1.8%
2002 1.03 GPI +0.5%
2003 1.05 GPI +2.0%
2004 1.05 GPI -0.1%
2005 1.02 GPI -2.4%
2006 1.02 GPI -0.4%
2007 1.02 GPI -0.5%
2008 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2009 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2010 1.02 GPI -0.3%
2011 1.02 GPI +0.5%
2012 1.02 GPI -0.6%
2013 1.03 GPI +0.6%
2014 1.03 GPI +0.4%
2015 1.04 GPI +1.4%
2016 1.03 GPI -1.3%
2017 1.02 GPI -0.6%
2018 1.03 GPI +0.3%
2019 1.02 GPI -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.04 GPI 2
2000s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.05 GPI 10
2010s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.04 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 52 Ghana 1.02 GPI compare
  2. 53 Armenia 1.02 GPI compare
  3. 54 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.02 GPI compare
  4. 55 Aruba 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 57 Fiji 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 58 Colombia 1.02 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Malaysia?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Malaysia was 1.02 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2003.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2007.
How does Malaysia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Malaysia ranks 55th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.