Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
72nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 2003
All-time low
0.8488 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
43
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.01 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8488 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8488 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.9607 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9725 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9805 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9816 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9922 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8488 GPIA | 0.8488 GPIA | 0.8488 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9903 GPIA | 0.9607 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8488 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Malaysia ranks 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release