Hong Kong, China vs Malaysia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Hong Kong, China
2.7 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malaysia
2.8 % change on previous year
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
90th
Malaysia rank
88th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.8 % change on previous year against 2.7 % change on previous year in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.1 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malaysia ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 90th and Malaysia ranks 88th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.75 % change on previous year | 7.99 % change on previous year | 0.2474 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 6.94 % change on previous year | 9.2 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 10.33 % change on previous year | 5.68 % change on previous year | 4.65 % change on previous year | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | 0.4959 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2020s | -0.4136 % change on previous year | -0.8076 % change on previous year | 0.394 % change on previous year | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Hong Kong, China or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.8 % change on previous year against 2.7 % change on previous year in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Hong Kong, China and Malaysia?
- 0.1 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Malaysia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Malaysia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 90th and Malaysia ranks 88th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.