Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary … adjusted in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary … adjusted was 0.5896 GPIA in 2009. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Malaysia, 1999–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2009, gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Malaysia stood at 0.5896 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Malaysia peaked at 0.9402 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5896 GPIA, in 2009.
That places Malaysia 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary … adjusted in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7722 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9402 GPIA | +21.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8778 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9113 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.91 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9081 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8087 GPIA | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.763 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7086 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5896 GPIA | -16.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.5896 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.08 GPIA, 55% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.5896 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9083 GPIA, 65% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7722 GPIA | 0.7722 GPIA | 0.7722 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8241 GPIA | 0.5896 GPIA | 0.9402 GPIA | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 95 Tanzania 0.6106 GPIA
- 96 Ukraine 0.6036 GPIA compare
- 97 Niger 0.5945 GPIA compare
- 99 Madagascar 0.5889 GPIA
- 100 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.5725 GPIA compare
- 101 Afghanistan 0.5596 GPIA
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 gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Malaysia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Malaysia was 0.5896 GPIA in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9402 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5896 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Malaysia ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2009.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release