Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 21.6% 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 21.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.6% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia peaked at 31.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2015.
That places Malaysia 9th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.7% | — |
| 2006 | 24.9% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | +38.6% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | -25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 23.7% | 28.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 18.3% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 21.6% | 31.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0416 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4237 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0444 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5628 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.51 % change on previous year (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 21.6% 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 31.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 9th 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 16.6%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release