Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia is 1.06 GPIA, 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, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7138 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 20th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7138 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7602 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7382 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.06 GPIA | +43.6% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7374 GPIA | 0.7138 GPIA | 0.7602 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191,898 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 81,894 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 660,174 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 507,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7138 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Malaysia ranks 20th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release