Malaysia vs Singapore: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Malaysia
5.3%
in 2024
Singapore
5.0%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
46th
Singapore rank
49th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Malaysia
- Singapore
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 5.3% against 5.0% in Singapore, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 46th and Singapore ranks 49th of 123 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.3% | 5.6% | 1.2% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 5.2% | 1.3% | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Malaysia, at 5.3% against 5.0% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Malaysia and Singapore?
- 0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 46th and Singapore ranks 49th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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