Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia is 1.08 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9405 GPIA, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 65th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9405 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.9653 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9779 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9819 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9956 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9763 GPIA | 0.9405 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia was 1.08 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9405 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Malaysia ranks 65th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 to 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