Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia is 0.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.
Malaysia ranks 48th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.5% | — |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -25.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -26.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +21.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 45 South Africa 0.4% compare
- 46 Poland 0.3% compare
- 47 Cameroon 0.3% compare
- 49 Macau, China 0.3% compare
- 50 Denmark 0.3% compare
- 51 Palestine, State of 0.3% compare
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 0.3% 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 0.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 48th out of 121 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 1.6%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release