Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.04 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia peaked at 1.23 GPI in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPI, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 88th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.18 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 1.19 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.17 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.18 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.19 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.23 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.23 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.22 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.18 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.17 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.16 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.16 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.17 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.12 GPI | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.14 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.17 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.15 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.14 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.17 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.17 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.14 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.13 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.12 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPI | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 GPI | 1.18 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.19 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 1.23 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191,898 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 81,894 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 660,174 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 507,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia was 1.04 GPI in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPI in 2003.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 88th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release