Malaysia vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male
Malaysia
31.9%
in 2024
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
37.0%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
100th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
103rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male over time
- Malaysia
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 37.0% against 31.9% in Malaysia, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1979 it was WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Malaysia ranks 100th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 103rd of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 7.4% | 2.5% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 8.9% | 2.5% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 13.0% | 9.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 17.8% | 7.8% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 28.2% | 5.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 35.1% | 3.3% | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male, Malaysia or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 37.0% against 31.9% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male between Malaysia and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 5.1%, 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)?
- 35 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, male?
- Malaysia ranks 100th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 103rd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). 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