Brazil vs Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Brazil
11.4%
in 2023
Malaysia
11.6%
in 2024
Brazil rank
36th
Malaysia rank
33rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Brazil
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 11.6% against 11.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malaysia ahead.
Brazil ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 12.2% | 4.4% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 0.2% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Brazil or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 11.6% against 11.4% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Brazil and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Malaysia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 33rd 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, 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