Malaysia vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Malaysia
38.5%
in 2024
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
38.8%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
101st
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
103rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Malaysia
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 38.8% against 38.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Malaysia ranks 101st and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 103rd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 6.6% | 2.7% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 8.0% | 2.1% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 10.0% | 2.9% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 17.5% | 12.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 29.1% | 11.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 36.8% | 1.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Malaysia or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 38.8% against 38.5% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Malaysia and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.3%, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 101st and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 103rd 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