AIMS: South and West Asia vs Malaysia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

AIMS: South and West Asia
55.16 million
in 2024
Malaysia
1.17 million
in 2024
AIMS: South and West Asia rank
38th
Malaysia rank
38th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • AIMS: South and West Asia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

AIMS: South and West Asia currently reports 55.16 million against 1.17 million in Malaysia, a difference of 53.99 million.

That makes AIMS: South and West Asia's figure about 47.2 times Malaysia's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, AIMS: South and West Asia has been ahead every year.

AIMS: South and West Asia ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 221 groups.

AIMS: South and West Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade AIMS: South and West Asia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 3.89 million 52,975 3.83 million AIMS: South and West Asia
1980s 5.25 million 88,641 5.16 million AIMS: South and West Asia
1990s 9.35 million 256,129 9.10 million AIMS: South and West Asia
2000s 17.19 million 735,767 16.45 million AIMS: South and West Asia
2010s 39.66 million 1.18 million 38.47 million AIMS: South and West Asia
2020s 51.59 million 1.15 million 50.44 million AIMS: South and West Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), AIMS: South and West Asia or Malaysia?
AIMS: South and West Asia, at 55.16 million against 1.17 million in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between AIMS: South and West Asia and Malaysia?
53.99 million, with AIMS: South and West Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for AIMS: South and West Asia and Malaysia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do AIMS: South and West Asia and Malaysia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
AIMS: South and West Asia ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.