School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia

Malaysia: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.04 GPI
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
31st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 2003
All-time low
0.8446 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
39
1970–2020

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia, 1970–2020

00.250.50.7511970199520201970: 0.845 GPI1980: 0.979 GPI1981: 0.988 GPI1982: 0.993 GPI1983: 0.992 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1.1 GPI2004: 1.1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI2020: 1 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia is 1.04 GPI, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8446 GPI, in 1970.

Malaysia ranks 31st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Malaysia, 1970 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.8446 GPI
1980 0.979 GPI +15.9%
1981 0.9876 GPI +0.9%
1982 0.9929 GPI +0.5%
1983 0.9922 GPI -0.1%
1984 0.9998 GPI +0.8%
1985 1 GPI +0.2%
1987 1 GPI +0.3%
1988 1.01 GPI +0.3%
1989 1.01 GPI +0.3%
1990 1.02 GPI +1.1%
1991 1.02 GPI -0.5%
1992 1.02 GPI +0.7%
1993 1.03 GPI +0.2%
1994 1.03 GPI +0.6%
1995 1.03 GPI +0.1%
1998 1.03 GPI +0.1%
1999 1.02 GPI -0.9%
2000 1.04 GPI +1.2%
2001 1.04 GPI -0.2%
2002 1.04 GPI +0.4%
2003 1.05 GPI +1.4%
2004 1.05 GPI -0.0%
2005 1.04 GPI -1.0%
2006 1.04 GPI -0.3%
2007 1.04 GPI -0.2%
2008 1.04 GPI +0.2%
2009 1.04 GPI -0.1%
2010 1.04 GPI -0.1%
2011 1.04 GPI +0.4%
2012 1.03 GPI -1.5%
2013 1.03 GPI +0.6%
2014 1.04 GPI +0.9%
2015 1.04 GPI +0.3%
2016 1.04 GPI -0.6%
2017 1.03 GPI -0.4%
2018 1.05 GPI +1.2%
2019 1.04 GPI -0.6%
2020 1.04 GPI -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8446 GPI 0.8446 GPI 0.8446 GPI 1
1980s 0.9974 GPI 0.979 GPI 1.01 GPI 9
1990s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.03 GPI 8
2000s 1.04 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.05 GPI 10
2010s 1.04 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.05 GPI 10
2020s 1.04 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.04 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 28 Burkina Faso 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 29 Ireland 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 30 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 32 Croatia 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 33 Palau 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 34 Mauritius 1.04 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Malaysia was 1.04 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2003.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8446 GPI in 1970.
How does Malaysia rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Malaysia ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.