Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 0.5881 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.5881 GPIA
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
75th
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.6872 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.5881 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malaysia, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.5881 GPIA for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 75th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.6485 GPIA | — |
| 2019 | 0.6058 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6872 GPIA | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6577 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6105 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5881 GPIA | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6272 GPIA | 0.6058 GPIA | 0.6485 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6359 GPIA | 0.5881 GPIA | 0.6872 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malaysia?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malaysia was 0.5881 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6872 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5881 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Malaysia ranks 75th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release