School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.32 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.32 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia peaked at 1.32 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6123 GPIA, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 64th of 191 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 life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.615 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.6123 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7406 GPIA | +20.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8148 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7619 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8163 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7137 GPIA | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7441 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 1.08 GPIA | +45.6% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.2 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 1.24 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.31 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.27 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.25 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.28 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.28 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.28 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.21 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.25 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.29 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.3 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.32 GPIA | +0.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.32 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.32 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.615 GPIA | 0.615 GPIA | 0.615 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7434 GPIA | 0.6123 GPIA | 0.8163 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.32 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia was 1.32 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6123 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release