Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.5% 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 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia peaked at 0.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 27th of 114 countries on this measure, 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8% | — |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -20.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +34.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -31.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +45.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -27.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 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 0.5% 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 0.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 27th out of 114 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 down 17.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release