Malaysia vs SDG: World: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Malaysia
12.8%
in 2024
SDG: World
21.0%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
104th
SDG: World rank
104th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Malaysia
- SDG: World
How they compare
SDG: World currently reports 21.0% against 12.8% in Malaysia, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes SDG: World's figure about 1.6 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was SDG: World ahead.
Malaysia ranks 104th and SDG: World ranks 104th of 168 countries.
SDG: World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | SDG: World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 27.3% | 14.0% | SDG: World |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 23.9% | 9.3% | SDG: World |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 22.7% | 2.7% | SDG: World |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 21.6% | 8.3% | SDG: World |
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 SDG: World?
- SDG: World, at 21.0% against 12.8% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Malaysia and SDG: World?
- 8.2%, with SDG: World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and SDG: World?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and SDG: World rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Malaysia ranks 104th and SDG: World 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