Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 34.2% 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 34.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is down 23.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia peaked at 46.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2015.
Malaysia ranks 7th of 123 countries on this measure, 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 | 33.5% | — |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | -28.4% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +58.5% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 34.2% | -23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.9% | 33.5% | 44.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 29.3% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 34.2% | 46.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (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 34.2% 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 46.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 7th out of 123 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 11.8%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release