Malaysia vs Palestine: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Malaysia
90.4%
in 2024
Palestine
91.4%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
184th
Palestine rank
183rd
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Malaysia
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 91.4% against 90.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 184th and Palestine ranks 183rd of 217 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.5% | 90.6% | 5.9% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 94.0% | 2.6% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 95.4% | 1.7% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 92.6% | 0.8% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Malaysia or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 91.4% against 90.4% in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Malaysia and Palestine?
- 1.0%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Palestine?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Palestine rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Malaysia ranks 184th and Palestine ranks 183rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.