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

Latest (2024)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
34th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2006
All-time low
0.5%
in 2015
Years of data
18
2004–2024

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Malaysia, 2004–2024

00.20.40.62004201420242004: 0.6 GPIA2006: 0.647 GPIA2007: 0.554 GPIA2008: 0.507 GPIA2009: 0.49 GPIA2010: 0.494 GPIA2011: 0.52 GPIA2012: 0.636 GPIA2015: 0.457 GPIA2016: 0.505 GPIA2017: 0.573 GPIA2018: 0.457 GPIA2019: 0.511 GPIA2020: 0.51 GPIA2021: 0.508 GPIA2022: 0.493 GPIA2023: 0.476 GPIA2024: 0.48 GPIA

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

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malaysia, 2004 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 31 Cameroon 0.5% compare
  2. 32 Romania 0.5% compare
  3. 33 Viet Nam 0.5% compare
  4. 35 Bahrain 0.5% compare
  5. 36 Qatar 0.5% compare
  6. 37 Belize 0.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
120 places, 1,669 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release