GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs Malaysia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
39.30 million
in 2024
Malaysia
670,803
in 2023
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
40th
Malaysia rank
37th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
  • Malaysia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M199920112024

How they compare

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 39.30 million against 670,803 in Malaysia, a difference of 38.63 million.

That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 58.6 times Malaysia's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 37th of 204 groups.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 Malaysia Difference Ahead
2010s 27.43 million 654,020 26.78 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2020s 35.60 million 670,706 34.93 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or Malaysia?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 39.30 million against 670,803 in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Malaysia?
38.63 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Malaysia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Malaysia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 37th of 204 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
335 places, 3,870 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release