El Salvador vs Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
El Salvador
9.1%
in 2023
Malaysia
8.7%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
76th
Malaysia rank
79th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- El Salvador
- Malaysia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 9.1% against 8.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 79th of 126 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 10.7% | 3.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 5.9% | 3.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, El Salvador or Malaysia?
- El Salvador, at 9.1% against 8.7% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 79th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, 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