Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female

Malaysia
20,475 number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
144,712 number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
21st

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

  • Malaysia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
050.0k100.0k150.0k199820082019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 144,712 number against 20,475 number in Malaysia, a difference of 124,237 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 7.1 times Malaysia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st of 131 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 Difference Ahead
1990s 1,099 number 30,655 number 29,556 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 4,167 number 44,496 number 40,330 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 16,571 number 106,135 number 89,564 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

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?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 144,712 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?
124,237 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
Malaysia ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st 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.