Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Malaysia, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.01 GPI for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Malaysia peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9179 GPI, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 73rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9179 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9414 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.941 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 GPI | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9951 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9859 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9998 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9998 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9984 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9334 GPI | 0.9179 GPI | 0.9414 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.9953 GPI | 0.9859 GPI | 1 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9998 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9984 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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, gender parity index in Malaysia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Malaysia was 1.01 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9179 GPI in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 73rd out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.