Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.6% 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 11.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 117.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia peaked at 20.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2016.
That places Malaysia 33rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 20.4% | — |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -30.2% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -41.7% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -21.8% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -23.8% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +104.1% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | +17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 8.3% | 20.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.0% | 8.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.4% | 11.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- 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)
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 11.6% 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 20.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2016.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd 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 117.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release