School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
83rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.9099 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
45
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9099 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9099 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.9599 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9868 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9868 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.991 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9903 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9997 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | -2.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9349 GPIA | 0.9099 GPIA | 0.9599 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9942 GPIA | 0.9868 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9099 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release