ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) vs Malaysia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
63.45 million
in 2024
Malaysia
1.17 million
in 2024
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
35th
Malaysia rank
38th

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

  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
  • Malaysia
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019972024

How they compare

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) currently reports 63.45 million against 1.17 million in Malaysia, a difference of 62.28 million.

That makes ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s figure about 54.3 times Malaysia's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 4.23 million 52,975 4.17 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
1980s 5.64 million 88,641 5.55 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
1990s 10.49 million 256,129 10.23 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2000s 19.30 million 735,767 18.56 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2010s 45.40 million 1.18 million 44.22 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2020s 59.82 million 1.15 million 58.67 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) or Malaysia?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), at 63.45 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 ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Malaysia?
62.28 million, with ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Malaysia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Malaysia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 35th 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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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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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.