Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia peaked at 1.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.
Malaysia ranks 56th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.6% | — |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -27.4% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +51.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -35.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia was 0.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 56th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release