Inbound internationally: Students from Japan … Japan adjusted in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inbound internationally: Students from Japan … Japan adjusted was 1.12 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 1.12 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9377 GPIA, in 2019.
Malaysia ranks 39th of 64 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: Students from Japan … Japan adjusted in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.9378 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.9409 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9377 GPIA | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 1.17 GPIA | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.12 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.06 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.12 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.12 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9779 GPIA | 0.9377 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.17 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 1.12 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 1.17 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9377 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Malaysia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Malaysia ranks 39th out of 64 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 19.3%. 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 Japan, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release