Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 1.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Malaysia stood at 1.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Malaysia peaked at 1.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2017.
Malaysia ranks 70th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.0% | — |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 5 |
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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Malaysia?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Malaysia was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Malaysia ranks 70th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release