Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries female was 1.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Malaysia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Malaysia stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Malaysia peaked at 2.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 125th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.0% | — |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +3.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.3%, 69% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.7%, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- 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)
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 1.6% 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 2.3% in 2016.
- 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 125th out of 208 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 22.1%. 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, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release