Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Malaysia
Malaysia: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Malaysia, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.4% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Malaysia peaked at 0.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 22nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.9% | — |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Malaysia?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Malaysia was 0.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- Malaysia ranks 22nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. 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 in the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release