Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Bangladesh
17.9%
in 2024
Malaysia
16.5%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
99th
Malaysia rank
102nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Bangladesh
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 17.9% against 16.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 99th and Malaysia ranks 102nd 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 | 3.7% | 17.5% | 13.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 18.1% | 11.5% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 24.3% | 12.7% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 20.0% | 3.7% | 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?
- Bangladesh, at 17.9% against 16.5% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Bangladesh and Malaysia?
- 1.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?
- 22 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 99th and Malaysia ranks 102nd 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release