Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Malaysia
Malaysia: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 1.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Malaysia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.5% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Malaysia peaked at 3.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 129th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.1% | — |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Malaysia?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Malaysia was 1.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Malaysia ranks 129th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release