Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female was 14.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malaysia, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malaysia is 14.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malaysia peaked at 14.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1991.
That places Malaysia 69th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.4% | — |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +107.7% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +76.5% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +9.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 14.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 14.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.1%, 86% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.3% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.9 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malaysia was 14.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Malaysia ranks 69th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release