Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Malaysia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.5% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malaysia peaked at 0.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.
Malaysia ranks 34th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6% | — |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 science, technology, engineering and in Malaysia?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malaysia was 0.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Malaysia ranks 34th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release