Barbados vs Malaysia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Barbados
0.0326 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia
0.0328 units per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
86th
Malaysia rank
84th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time
- Barbados
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0328 units per person against 0.0326 units per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 86th and Malaysia ranks 84th of 197 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0191 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.0238 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.0389 units per person | 0.0282 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.0405 units per person | 0.038 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.0353 units per person | 0.0332 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Barbados or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.0328 units per person against 0.0326 units per person in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Barbados and Malaysia?
- 0.0002 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malaysia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Malaysia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- Barbados ranks 86th and Malaysia ranks 84th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.