Inbound internationally: Students from Saudi … Saudi Arabia adjusted in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inbound internationally: Students from Saudi … Saudi Arabia adjusted was 0.5528 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 0.5528 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 152.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Malaysia peaked at 0.5528 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1712 GPIA, in 2017.
Malaysia ranks 34th of 65 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 Saudi … Saudi Arabia adjusted in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.2186 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.2171 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2482 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1712 GPIA | -31.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4589 GPIA | +168.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4487 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4292 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4741 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.487 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5528 GPIA | +13.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.5528 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5621 GPIA, 98% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.5528 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6486 GPIA, 85% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2628 GPIA | 0.1712 GPIA | 0.4589 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4784 GPIA | 0.4292 GPIA | 0.5528 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 0.5528 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 0.5528 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1712 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Malaysia ranks 34th out of 65 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 152.9%. 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 Saudi Arabia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release