Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 31.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Malaysia, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 31.9% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 40.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1979.
Malaysia ranks 100th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 5.0% | — |
| 1980 | 5.3% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 6.6% | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | +32.2% |
| 1989 | 7.6% | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 21.9% | +187.9% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 29.9% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.0% | 8.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 21.9% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 22.8% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 30.2% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 31.0% | 33.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Malaysia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in Malaysia was 31.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1979.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 100th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release