Malaysia vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Malaysia
87.2%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
82.1%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
89th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank
87th

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time

  • Malaysia
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 87.2% against 82.1% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 5.1%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 89th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 87th of 190 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
1990s 86.6% 75.5% 11.1% Malaysia
2000s 85.3% 75.9% 9.5% Malaysia
2010s 80.0% 80.3% 0.3% WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
2020s 86.7% 80.1% 6.6% 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: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Malaysia, at 87.2% against 82.1% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Malaysia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
5.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Malaysia ranks 89th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 87th 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

Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 9,820 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release