Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia is 6.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia peaked at 16.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2019.
Malaysia ranks 74th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.4% | — |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -25.8% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +35.8% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -51.0% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 8.8% | 16.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 6.3% | 13.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 6.3% in 2019, 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 16.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2019.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 74th out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.