Malaysia vs Thailand: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Malaysia
21.6%
in 2024
Thailand
23.3%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
9th
Thailand rank
8th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 23.3% against 21.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 9th and Thailand ranks 8th of 124 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.5% | 14.9% | 6.7% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 23.2% | 3.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 23.3% against 21.6% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 1.7%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 9th and Thailand ranks 8th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction 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