Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 5.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia peaked at 16.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2015.
That places Malaysia 15th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.7% | — |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -53.9% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -28.8% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +48.2% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 6.0% | 16.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.1% | 6.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 5.5% 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 16.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 15th 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 78.6%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release