Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Malaysia
5.5%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
5.9%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
15th
Sri Lanka rank
13th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.9% against 5.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malaysia ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 121 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.8% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.9% against 5.5% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies 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