Malaysia vs Poland: Share of the population with tertiary education
Malaysia
26.5%
in 2020
Poland
24.9%
in 2020
Malaysia rank
30th
Poland rank
33rd
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Malaysia
- Poland
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 26.5% against 24.9% in Poland, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Poland ahead.
Malaysia ranks 30th and Poland ranks 33rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Poland |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Poland |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 2.8% | 1.3% | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 4.0% | 2.4% | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 6.2% | 4.7% | Poland |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 6.8% | 3.8% | Poland |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 9.7% | 1.2% | Poland |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 15.4% | 4.4% | Poland |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 23.8% | 3.6% | Poland |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 24.9% | 1.6% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Malaysia or Poland?
- Malaysia, at 26.5% against 24.9% in Poland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Malaysia and Poland?
- 1.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Poland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Malaysia and Poland rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Malaysia ranks 30th and Poland ranks 33rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.