Malaysia vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Malaysia
87.2%
in 2024
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
81.3%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
89th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
92nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Malaysia
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 87.2% against 81.3% in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 89th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 92nd of 190 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.6% | 80.1% | 6.6% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 81.8% | 3.6% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 82.7% | 2.7% | WB: Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 81.6% | 5.0% | Malaysia |
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, Malaysia or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Malaysia, at 87.2% against 81.3% in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Malaysia and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 5.9%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Malaysia ranks 89th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 92nd 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