Malaysia vs OECD members: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa

Malaysia
61,904 number
in 2018
OECD members
1.14 million number
in 2018
Malaysia rank
16th
OECD members rank
15th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa over time

  • Malaysia
  • OECD members
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M199720072018

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 1.14 million number against 61,904 number in Malaysia, a difference of 1.07 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 18.4 times Malaysia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 16th and OECD members ranks 15th of 205 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 57,130 number 684,416 number 627,286 number OECD members
2000s 50,049 number 801,004 number 750,955 number OECD members
2010s 61,768 number 1.04 million number 973,485 number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa, Malaysia or OECD members?
OECD members, at 1.14 million number against 61,904 number in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa between Malaysia and OECD members?
1.07 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and OECD members?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Malaysia and OECD members rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
Malaysia ranks 16th and OECD members ranks 15th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malaysia vs OECD members: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/total-outbound-internationally-mobile-tertiary-students-studying-abroad-all-countries/malaysia/oecd-members/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/total-outbound-internationally-mobile-tertiary-students-studying-abroad-all-countries/malaysia/oecd-members/">Malaysia vs OECD members: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 5,215 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.