GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
41.0%
in 2024
Malaysia
38.5%
in 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
99th
Malaysia rank
101st

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 41.0% against 38.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.

GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 99th and Malaysia ranks 101st of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 6.1% 4.0% 2.1% GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
1980s 8.2% 5.9% 2.3% GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 11.3% 12.8% 1.5% Malaysia
2000s 17.4% 29.7% 12.3% Malaysia
2010s 28.4% 40.2% 11.7% Malaysia
2020s 37.6% 38.1% 0.6% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Malaysia?
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 41.0% against 38.5% in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Malaysia?
2.5%, with GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Malaysia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Malaysia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 99th and Malaysia ranks 101st of 221 groups.
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

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
415 places, 15,139 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release