Inbound internationally: Students from Iraq … Iraq adjusted in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inbound internationally: Students from Iraq … Iraq adjusted was 0.5525 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
In 2024, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia stood at 0.5525 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia peaked at 0.5525 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2284 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Malaysia 27th out of 62 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Inbound internationally: Students from Iraq … Iraq adjusted in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.2875 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.2827 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2721 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2284 GPIA | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2454 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2835 GPIA | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3321 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4185 GPIA | +26.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5209 GPIA | +24.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5525 GPIA | +6.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.5525 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3356 GPIA, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.5525 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6129 GPIA, 90% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2632 GPIA | 0.2284 GPIA | 0.2875 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4215 GPIA | 0.2835 GPIA | 0.5525 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia was 0.5525 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 0.5525 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2284 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Malaysia ranks 27th out of 62 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 92.2%. 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 Iraq, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release