Inbound internationally: Students from Nepal … Nepal adjusted in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inbound internationally: Students from Nepal … Nepal adjusted was 0.3753 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 0.3753 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia peaked at 0.3924 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2741 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Malaysia 40th out of 56 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 Nepal … Nepal adjusted in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.2741 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.2757 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.277 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2819 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.331 GPIA | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3924 GPIA | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3457 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.374 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.377 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3753 GPIA | -0.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.3753 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3877 GPIA, 97% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.3753 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6103 GPIA, 61% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2879 GPIA | 0.2741 GPIA | 0.331 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3729 GPIA | 0.3457 GPIA | 0.3924 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 0.3753 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 0.3924 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2741 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Malaysia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Malaysia ranks 40th out of 56 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 36.9%. 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 Nepal, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release