Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 0.7573 GPIA in 2011. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malaysia, 1999–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2011, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malaysia stood at 0.7573 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malaysia peaked at 0.7573 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3796 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Malaysia 88th out of 103 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4325 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6424 GPIA | +48.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3796 GPIA | -40.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6105 GPIA | +60.9% |
| 2003 | 0.695 GPIA | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6284 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.731 GPIA | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6237 GPIA | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6379 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7147 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7573 GPIA | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4325 GPIA | 0.4325 GPIA | 0.4325 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6186 GPIA | 0.3796 GPIA | 0.731 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.736 GPIA | 0.7147 GPIA | 0.7573 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 85 New Zealand 0.8861 GPIA compare
- 86 Slovenia 0.8166 GPIA compare
- 87 Czechia 0.7848 GPIA compare
- 89 Hong Kong, China 0.7469 GPIA compare
- 90 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.7349 GPIA compare
- 91 Cameroon 0.7191 GPIA compare
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 share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malaysia?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malaysia was 0.7573 GPIA in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7573 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3796 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Malaysia ranks 88th out of 103 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. 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 Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release