Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Malaysia
8.4%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
7.8%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
99th
Saudi Arabia rank
101st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Malaysia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 8.4% against 7.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 99th and Saudi Arabia ranks 101st of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.5% | 1.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 7.1% | 4.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 8.1% | 0.8% | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Malaysia, at 8.4% against 7.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 99th and Saudi Arabia ranks 101st of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, female (%). 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