Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia
Malaysia: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia is 1.06 index, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia peaked at 1.09 index in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7138 index, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 21st of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7138 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.7602 index | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7382 index | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.06 index | +43.6% |
| 1999 | 1.04 index | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.06 index | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.05 index | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.07 index | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.09 index | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.08 index | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.04 index | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.04 index | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 index | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.05 index | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.05 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 index | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 index | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.07 index | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.08 index | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.08 index | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.07 index | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.08 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.07 index | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.06 index | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.05 index | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.06 index | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.06 index | +0.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.06 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.06 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 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 | +43.6% | 0.7382 index | 1.06 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7374 index | 0.7138 index | 0.7602 index | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.06 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 index | 1.05 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.05 index | 1.06 index | 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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia was 1.06 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 index in 2003.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7138 index in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 21st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.