Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 1.23 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Malaysia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia is 1.23 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia peaked at 1.3 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2017.
Malaysia ranks 22nd of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.12 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 1.23 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 1.3 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.3 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.23 GPIA | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.28 GPIA compare
- 20 Greece 1.27 GPIA compare
- 21 Hong Kong, China 1.24 GPIA compare
- 23 India 1.23 GPIA compare
- 24 Macau, China 1.22 GPIA compare
- 25 Thailand 1.2 GPIA compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia was 1.23 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Malaysia ranks 22nd out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from China, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release