Inbound internationally: Students from Qatar … Qatar adjusted in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inbound internationally: Students from Qatar … Qatar adjusted was 0.2549 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 0.2549 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 55.2% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia peaked at 0.5814 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Malaysia 36th 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 Qatar … Qatar adjusted in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.3333 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.3333 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4706 GPIA | +41.2% |
| 2017 | 0 GPIA | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4222 GPIA | — |
| 2020 | 0.4038 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4074 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5814 GPIA | +42.7% |
| 2023 | 0.569 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2549 GPIA | -55.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.2549 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 25% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.2549 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8406 GPIA, 30% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3119 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 0.4706 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4433 GPIA | 0.2549 GPIA | 0.5814 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 0.2549 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 0.5814 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Malaysia ranks 36th 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 23.5%. 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 Qatar, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release