Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia

Malaysia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.4348 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4348 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
63rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.4696 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.3625 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia, 2013–2019

00.10.20.30.40.52013201620192013: 0.363 GPIA2014: 0.397 GPIA2015: 0.436 GPIA2016: 0.47 GPIA2017: 0.46 GPIA2018: 0.444 GPIA2019: 0.435 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2019, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia stood at 0.4348 GPIA.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.

Malaysia ranks 63rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malaysia, 2013 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
2013 0.3625 GPIA
2014 0.3965 GPIA +9.4%
2015 0.436 GPIA +10.0%
2016 0.4696 GPIA +7.7%
2017 0.4603 GPIA -2.0%
2018 0.4441 GPIA -3.5%
2019 0.4348 GPIA -2.1%

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 60 Denmark 0.4875 GPIA compare
  2. 61 Latvia 0.4474 GPIA compare
  3. 62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4392 GPIA
  4. 64 Eswatini 0.4272 GPIA
  5. 65 Israel 0.3645 GPIA compare
  6. 66 France 0.3509 GPIA

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia?
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malaysia was 0.4348 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4696 GPIA in 2016.
What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3625 GPIA in 2013.
How does Malaysia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
Malaysia ranks 63rd out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
79 places, 1,179 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release