Brazil vs Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Brazil
5.0%
in 2018
Malaysia
4.3%
in 2019
Brazil rank
79th
Malaysia rank
82nd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Brazil
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 5.0% against 4.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 82nd of 97 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 6.3% 6.8% 0.5% Malaysia
2010s 4.7% 5.0% 0.4% Malaysia

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?
Brazil, at 5.0% against 4.3% in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Brazil and Malaysia?
0.7%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Malaysia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Brazil ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 82nd of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,144 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.