How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Poland?

37 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Poland: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Malaysia

1.22 million number

in 2019

Poland

1.49 million number

in 2018

Malaysia rank

35th

Poland rank

33rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

Malaysia
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.49 million number against 1.22 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 274,650 number.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 35th and Poland ranks 33rd of 193 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	52,975 number	626,289 number	573,314 number	Poland
1980s	91,544 number	493,311 number	401,767 number	Poland
1990s	238,493 number	805,080 number	566,587 number	Poland
2000s	735,767 number	2.00 million number	1.27 million number	Poland
2010s	1.18 million number	1.80 million number	624,284 number	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Malaysia or Poland?: Poland, at 1.49 million number against 1.22 million number in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Malaysia and Poland?: 274,650 number, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Poland?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Malaysia and Poland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?: Malaysia ranks 35th and Poland ranks 33rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.