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

Malaysia
0.0328 units per person
in 2024
Singapore
0.0329 units per person
in 2023
Malaysia rank
84th
Singapore rank
83rd

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

  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.0329 units per person against 0.0328 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Singapore ahead.

Malaysia ranks 84th and Singapore ranks 83rd of 197 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0042 units per person 0.0088 units per person 0.0046 units per person Singapore
1980s 0.0059 units per person 0.0142 units per person 0.0083 units per person Singapore
1990s 0.0086 units per person 0.021 units per person 0.0123 units per person Singapore
2000s 0.033 units per person 0.0413 units per person 0.0083 units per person Singapore
2010s 0.0379 units per person 0.0401 units per person 0.0023 units per person Singapore
2020s 0.0333 units per person 0.0351 units per person 0.0018 units per person Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Malaysia or Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.0329 units per person against 0.0328 units per person in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Malaysia and Singapore?
0.0001 units per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Malaysia ranks 84th and Singapore ranks 83rd 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.