Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 0.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia peaked at 1.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Malaysia 46th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 1.1% | — |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +39.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -29.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -49.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +52.2% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +62.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +35.3% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -48.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191,898 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 81,894 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 660,174 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 507,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % 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 0.8% 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 1.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 46th out of 72 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 22.5%. 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 programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release