Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, male was 58,771 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, male in Malaysia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 58,771 for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, male in 2024.
The figure is up 19.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia, male in Malaysia peaked at 70,193 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38,914, in 2019.
That places Malaysia 10th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 59,081 | — |
| 2015 | 63,894 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 70,193 | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 56,878 | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 38,914 | -31.6% |
| 2020 | 43,589 | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 43,677 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 45,543 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 49,077 | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 58,771 | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57,792 | 38,914 | 70,193 | 5 |
| 2020s | 48,131 | 43,589 | 58,771 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 7 Iran, Islamic Republic of 85,302 compare
- 8 Egypt 76,732 compare
- 9 Korea 59,285 compare
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 32,163 compare
- 12 Hong Kong, China 31,622 compare
- 13 France 28,551 compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, male in Malaysia?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia, male in Malaysia was 58,771 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 70,193 in 2016.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,914 in 2019.
- How does Malaysia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia, male?
- Malaysia ranks 10th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release