Malaysia vs Pre-demographic dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Malaysia
1.22 million number
in 2019
Pre-demographic dividend
7.05 million number
in 2018
Malaysia rank
35th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
37th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 7.05 million number against 1.22 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 5.83 million number.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 5.8 times Malaysia's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 35th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th of 193 countries.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 52,975 number 572,499 number 519,524 number Pre-demographic dividend
1980s 91,544 number 862,418 number 770,873 number Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 238,493 number 1.45 million number 1.22 million number Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 735,767 number 3.32 million number 2.59 million number Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 1.18 million number 6.15 million number 4.97 million number Pre-demographic dividend

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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 7.05 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
5.83 million number, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pre-demographic dividend?
37 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Malaysia and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 35th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 37th 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

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