Inbound internationally: Students from Mongolia … Mongolia adjusted in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inbound internationally: Students from Mongolia … Mongolia adjusted was 1.44 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
Malaysia recorded 1.44 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia peaked at 1.87 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.44 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Malaysia 25th out of 49 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 Mongolia … Mongolia adjusted in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.45 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 1.45 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.56 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.62 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.87 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 1.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.79 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.56 GPIA | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 1.71 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 1.44 GPIA | -16.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.44 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.44 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.44 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.31 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.59 GPIA | 1.45 GPIA | 1.87 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.67 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 1.87 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 1.44 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 1.87 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Malaysia ranks 25th out of 49 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 down 0.7%. 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 Mongolia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release