Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female

Malaysia
20,475 number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
132,973 number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
22nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k199820082019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 132,973 number against 20,475 number in Malaysia, a difference of 112,498 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.5 times Malaysia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 131 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1,099 number 26,593 number 25,494 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 4,167 number 38,742 number 34,576 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 16,571 number 97,152 number 80,582 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 132,973 number against 20,475 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
112,498 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
Malaysia ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 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, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,886 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.