School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia
Malaysia: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.31 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.31 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia peaked at 1.31 GPI in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6123 GPI, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 64th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.615 GPI | 0.615 GPI | 0.615 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7434 GPI | 0.6123 GPI | 0.8163 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.07 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.25 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1.31 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 1.31 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 1.31 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 273,792 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 90.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 18.72 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 37.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia was 1.31 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 GPI in 2003.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6123 GPI in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.