Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Bangladesh
12.5%
in 2024
Malaysia
12.8%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
105th
Malaysia rank
104th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Bangladesh
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 12.8% against 12.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 105th and Malaysia ranks 104th of 168 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 13.4% | 10.6% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 14.7% | 9.9% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 20.0% | 11.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 13.3% | 1.9% | 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, Bangladesh or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 12.8% against 12.5% in Bangladesh 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 Malaysia 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 105th and Malaysia ranks 104th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational 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