Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Malaysia
668,868 number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
824,151 number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
34th
Saudi Arabia rank
32nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 824,151 number against 668,868 number in Malaysia, a difference of 155,283 number.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 34th and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 20,464 number 10,978 number 9,486 number Malaysia
1980s 31,291 number 25,841 number 5,451 number Malaysia
1990s 231,504 number 178,444 number 53,059 number Malaysia
2000s 406,634 number 324,735 number 81,899 number Malaysia
2010s 647,468 number 694,485 number 47,018 number Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Malaysia or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 824,151 number against 668,868 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
155,283 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Malaysia ranks 34th and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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