Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 23.1% 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 23.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia peaked at 29.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 74th of 122 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 | 15.5% | — |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -27.6% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | +110.2% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -42.0% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | -42.9% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +95.7% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.5% | 18.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 13.8% | 29.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 10.9% | 23.1% | 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 23.1% 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 29.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 74th out of 122 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 45.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release