Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia is 1.09 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.09 GPIA, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 31st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.16 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.17 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.2 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.19 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.16 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.19 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.15 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.18 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malaysia was 1.09 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Malaysia ranks 31st out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper 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