School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Malaysia
Malaysia: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.31 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.31 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia peaked at 1.31 GPI in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6123 GPI, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 64th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.615 GPI | — |
| 1980 | 0.6123 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7406 GPI | +20.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8148 GPI | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7619 GPI | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8163 GPI | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7137 GPI | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7441 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 1.08 GPI | +45.6% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.21 GPI | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 1.24 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.31 GPI | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.26 GPI | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.28 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.25 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.28 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.28 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.27 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.29 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.27 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.29 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.31 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.29 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.22 GPI | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.22 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.26 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.29 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.29 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.29 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.3 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.31 GPI | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +45.6% | 0.7441 GPI | 1.08 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.615 GPI | 0.615 GPI | 0.615 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7434 GPI | 0.6123 GPI | 0.8163 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.07 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.25 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1.31 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 1.31 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 1.31 GPI | 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 school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia was 1.31 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 GPI in 2003.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6123 GPI in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.