Egypt vs Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Egypt
38.0%
in 2025
Malaysia
38.5%
in 2024
Egypt rank
103rd
Malaysia rank
101st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Egypt
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 38.5% against 38.0% in Egypt, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 103rd and Malaysia ranks 101st of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.5% | 4.0% | 11.5% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 5.9% | 11.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 13.2% | 4.6% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 29.9% | 1.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 40.2% | 9.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 38.1% | 1.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Egypt or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 38.5% against 38.0% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Egypt and Malaysia?
- 0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 103rd and Malaysia ranks 101st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release