Malaysia vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Malaysia
91.0%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
85.2%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
82nd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
82nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Malaysia
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 91.0% against 85.2% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 82nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 82nd of 188 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.3% | 75.3% | 14.9% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 77.8% | 10.5% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 82.7% | 1.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 83.5% | 6.0% | 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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Malaysia, at 91.0% against 85.2% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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 (excluding High Income)?
- 5.8%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Malaysia ranks 82nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 82nd of 188 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, female (%). 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