Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia
Malaysia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9987 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.9987 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia peaked at 1.03 index in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9381 index, in 1981.
Malaysia ranks 144th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9819 index | 0.9381 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9972 index | 0.9939 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9958 index | 0.9942 index | 0.9974 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9982 index | 0.9977 index | 0.9987 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More gender data for Malaysia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 214,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 227,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 214,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 228,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 213,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 226,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 211,196 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 224,575 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 217,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 231,097 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia was 0.9987 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 1993.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9381 index in 1981.
- How does Malaysia rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 144th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.