Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia stood at 1.02 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9133 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9133 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9337 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9309 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.926 GPIA | 0.9133 GPIA | 0.9337 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 29 Qatar 1.02 GPIA compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.02 GPIA compare
- 31 Bangladesh 1.02 GPIA compare
- 33 Cyprus 1.02 GPIA compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 1.02 GPIA compare
- 35 Mongolia 1.02 GPIA compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9133 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release