Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Bangladesh
87.5%
in 2024
Malaysia
87.2%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
88th
Malaysia rank
89th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Bangladesh
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 87.5% against 87.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 88th and Malaysia ranks 89th of 190 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.3% | 86.6% | 10.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 85.3% | 9.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 80.0% | 11.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 86.7% | 1.9% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Bangladesh or Malaysia?
- Bangladesh, at 87.5% against 87.2% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Bangladesh and Malaysia?
- 0.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Malaysia rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bangladesh ranks 88th and Malaysia ranks 89th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general 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
February 2026 Data Release