Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 28.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 28.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia peaked at 30.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2016.
Malaysia ranks 45th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.7% | — |
| 2006 | 19.8% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | +74.4% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +61.5% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 28.4% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 19.8% | 24.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 17.4% | 30.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 17.6% | 28.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 42 Madagascar 29.0% compare
- 43 Oman 28.9% compare
- 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 28.8% compare
- 46 Palestine, State of 28.2% compare
- 47 Morocco 28.2% compare
- 48 Lesotho 28.0% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 28.4% 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 30.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2016.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 45th out of 124 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 41.8%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release