Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per in Malaysia

Malaysia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per was 0.0143 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0143 units per person
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
86th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.0199 units per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.0026 units per person
in 1979
Years of data
35
1979–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per in Malaysia, 1979–2024

0.0050.010.0150.021979200120241979: 0.003 units per person1980: 0.003 units per person1982: 0.003 units per person1983: 0.003 units per person1984: 0.003 units per person1985: 0.003 units per person1988: 0.004 units per person1989: 0.004 units per person1998: 0.01 units per person1999: 0.011 units per person2000: 0.012 units per person2001: 0.011 units per person2002: 0.012 units per person2003: 0.013 units per person2004: 0.013 units per person2005: 0.012 units per person2006: 0.013 units per person2007: 0.013 units per person2008: 0.015 units per person2009: 0.016 units per person2010: 0.016 units per person2011: 0.016 units per person2012: 0.016 units per person2013: 0.016 units per person2014: 0.016 units per person2015: 0.019 units per person2016: 0.02 units per person2017: 0.018 units per person2018: 0.018 units per person2019: 0.016 units per person2020: 0.016 units per person2021: 0.015 units per person2022: 0.014 units per person2023: 0.014 units per person2024: 0.014 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per in Malaysia is 0.0143 units per person, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per in Malaysia peaked at 0.0199 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 units per person, in 1979.

That places Malaysia 86th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per capita in Malaysia, 1979 to 2024.
Year units per person Change
1979 0.0026 units per person
1980 0.0027 units per person +6.1%
1982 0.0028 units per person +2.4%
1983 0.0027 units per person -4.9%
1984 0.003 units per person +13.2%
1985 0.0034 units per person +12.9%
1988 0.0042 units per person +24.8%
1989 0.0037 units per person -13.6%
1998 0.0099 units per person +169.9%
1999 0.0106 units per person +6.9%
2000 0.0117 units per person +11.1%
2001 0.0108 units per person -7.6%
2002 0.0118 units per person +8.9%
2003 0.0126 units per person +6.7%
2004 0.0129 units per person +2.6%
2005 0.0119 units per person -8.1%
2006 0.0126 units per person +6.3%
2007 0.0132 units per person +4.6%
2008 0.0148 units per person +12.2%
2009 0.0158 units per person +6.9%
2010 0.0161 units per person +1.9%
2011 0.0157 units per person -2.4%
2012 0.016 units per person +1.5%
2013 0.0162 units per person +1.2%
2014 0.0162 units per person +0.1%
2015 0.0187 units per person +15.6%
2016 0.0199 units per person +6.6%
2017 0.0184 units per person -7.6%
2018 0.0181 units per person -1.7%
2019 0.0164 units per person -9.2%
2020 0.0158 units per person -3.9%
2021 0.0149 units per person -5.3%
2022 0.0143 units per person -4.0%
2023 0.0142 units per person -1.2%
2024 0.0143 units per person +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0026 units per person 0.0026 units per person 0.0026 units per person 1
1980s 0.0032 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0042 units per person 7
1990s 0.0102 units per person 0.0099 units per person 0.0106 units per person 2
2000s 0.0128 units per person 0.0108 units per person 0.0158 units per person 10
2010s 0.0172 units per person 0.0157 units per person 0.0199 units per person 10
2020s 0.0147 units per person 0.0142 units per person 0.0158 units per person 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 83 Hungary 0.0147 units per person compare
  2. 84 Bahrain 0.0145 units per person compare
  3. 85 Algeria 0.0144 units per person compare
  4. 87 Mauritius 0.0142 units per person compare
  5. 88 Tajikistan 0.0141 units per person compare
  6. 89 Montenegro 0.0141 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per in Malaysia?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per in Malaysia was 0.0143 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0199 units per person in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 units per person in 1979.
How does Malaysia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per?
Malaysia ranks 86th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 5,639 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.