Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Malaysia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 63.3% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Malaysia peaked at 68.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2006.
Malaysia ranks 120th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 54.9% | — |
| 2006 | 53.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 58.7% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.5% | 53.3% | 61.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 58.9% | 68.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 56.3% | 63.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 117 Germany 64.2% compare
- 118 Singapore 64.2% compare
- 119 United Arab Emirates 63.5% compare
- 121 Brunei Darussalam 63.2% compare
- 122 Tunisia 62.1% compare
- 123 British Virgin Islands 48.7% 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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Malaysia?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Malaysia was 63.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2006.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Malaysia ranks 120th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release