Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 10.7% in 2022. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malaysia, 1991β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malaysia stood at 10.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malaysia peaked at 10.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1991.
That places Malaysia 54th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malaysia was 10.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Malaysia ranks 54th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release