Percentage of graduates … Percentage unspecified fields both in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of graduates … Percentage unspecified fields both was 0.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 84.1% on the previous year and down 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia peaked at 4.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
Malaysia ranks 34th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of graduates … Percentage unspecified fields both in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +4880.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -77.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.4% | — |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -84.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 31.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 2.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 4.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.9 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- 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)
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 0.1% in 2019, 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 4.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malaysia ranks 34th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed programmes in unspecified fields in the reference year.