Malaysia vs MDG: Eastern Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

Malaysia
660,174
in 2024
MDG: Eastern Asia
31.84 million
in 2024
Malaysia rank
37th
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
35th

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

  • Malaysia
  • MDG: Eastern Asia
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How they compare

MDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 31.84 million against 660,174 in Malaysia, a difference of 31.18 million.

That makes MDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 48.2 times Malaysia's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, MDG: Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 37th and MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 35th of 195 countries.

MDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia MDG: Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 20,464 530,957 510,493 MDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 36,852 1.36 million 1.32 million MDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 231,504 3.65 million 3.41 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 406,634 10.24 million 9.83 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 647,468 21.96 million 21.31 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 642,521 29.97 million 29.33 million MDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), Malaysia or MDG: Eastern Asia?
MDG: Eastern Asia, at 31.84 million against 660,174 in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between Malaysia and MDG: Eastern Asia?
31.18 million, with MDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and MDG: Eastern Asia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and MDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
Malaysia ranks 37th and MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 35th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. 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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.