Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bulgaria
1.4%
in 2023
Malaysia
1.4%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
20th
Malaysia rank
17th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bulgaria
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 17th of 116 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Bulgaria or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.4% against 1.4% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bulgaria and Malaysia?
- 0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Malaysia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th 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