Iceland vs Malaysia: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in
Iceland
0.5415 GPIA
in 2023
Malaysia
0.5881 GPIA
in 2023
Iceland rank
77th
Malaysia rank
75th
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in over time
- Iceland
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.5881 GPIA against 0.5415 GPIA in Iceland, a difference of 0.0466 GPIA.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 77th and Malaysia ranks 75th of 78 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7563 GPIA | 0.6272 GPIA | 0.1292 GPIA | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.5582 GPIA | 0.6359 GPIA | 0.0777 GPIA | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in, Iceland or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.5881 GPIA against 0.5415 GPIA in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in between Iceland and Malaysia?
- 0.0466 GPIA, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malaysia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Malaysia rank globally for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Iceland ranks 77th and Malaysia ranks 75th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational 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