School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia
Malaysia: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia, 1970–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia is 1.06 GPI, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia peaked at 1.13 GPI in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6827 GPI, in 1971.
Malaysia ranks 59th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6926 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.6827 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7101 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7815 GPI | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9274 GPI | +18.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9535 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9722 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9899 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9938 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.04 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.07 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.05 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.07 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.07 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.08 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.09 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.07 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.09 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.08 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.13 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.13 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.09 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPI | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7589 GPI | 0.6827 GPI | 0.9274 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 1 GPI | 0.9535 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia was 1.06 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPI in 2003.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6827 GPI in 1971.
- How does Malaysia rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 59th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.