Bahrain vs Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bahrain
1.4%
in 2024
Malaysia
1.6%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
21st
Malaysia rank
18th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bahrain
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.6% against 1.4% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 18th of 126 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 4.0% | 7.9% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.7% | 0.6% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 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?
- Malaysia, at 1.6% against 1.4% in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bahrain and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Malaysia?
- 12 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 21st and Malaysia ranks 18th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, 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