Egypt vs Malaysia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Egypt
0.0327 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia
0.0328 units per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
85th
Malaysia rank
84th

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

  • Egypt
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0328 units per person against 0.0327 units per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 85th and Malaysia ranks 84th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0146 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0104 units per person Egypt
1980s 0.0161 units per person 0.0059 units per person 0.0102 units per person Egypt
1990s 0.0172 units per person 0.0118 units per person 0.0054 units per person Egypt
2000s 0.0288 units per person 0.0291 units per person 0.0003 units per person Malaysia
2010s 0.0265 units per person 0.038 units per person 0.0116 units per person Malaysia
2020s 0.0301 units per person 0.0332 units per person 0.0031 units per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Egypt or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.0328 units per person against 0.0327 units per person in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Egypt and Malaysia?
0.0001 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Egypt ranks 85th 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.