Bahrain vs Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bahrain
1.5%
in 2024
Malaysia
1.4%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
14th
Malaysia rank
17th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bahrain
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 14th and Malaysia ranks 17th of 116 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Bahrain or Malaysia?
- Bahrain, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bahrain and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Malaysia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Malaysia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bahrain ranks 14th and Malaysia ranks 17th of 116 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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