Inbound internationally: Students … Canada North adjusted in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inbound internationally: Students … Canada North adjusted was 0.7532 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Malaysia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Malaysia is 0.7532 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.9% on the previous year and up 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Malaysia peaked at 0.7532 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3867 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Malaysia 64th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Inbound internationally: Students … Canada North adjusted in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.3947 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.3867 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4773 GPIA | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6923 GPIA | +45.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5303 GPIA | -23.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5941 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5122 GPIA | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4568 GPIA | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6081 GPIA | +33.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7532 GPIA | +23.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.7532 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 68% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.7532 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7403 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4963 GPIA | 0.3867 GPIA | 0.6923 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5849 GPIA | 0.4568 GPIA | 0.7532 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 north america: students in Malaysia?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Malaysia was 0.7532 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7532 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3867 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students?
- Malaysia ranks 64th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. 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 North America: Students from Canada, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release