Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia

Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 84.1%
World rank
34th
of 108 countries
All-time high
4.0%
in 2006
All-time low
0.0%
in 2010
Years of data
11
2004–2019

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia, 2004–2019

012342004201120192004: 0.08 %2006: 4 %2007: 0.916 %2008: 0.813 %2009: 0.641 %2010: 0 %2011: 0.079 %2012: 0 %2013: 0 %2018: 0.362 %2019: 0.058 %

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 from tertiary education graduating from in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%) in Malaysia, 2004 to 2019.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.3% 0.1% 4.0% 5
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.4% 6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 31 Sweden 0.1% compare
  2. 32 Czechia 0.1% compare
  3. 33 Netherlands 0.1% compare
  4. 35 Ecuador 0.0% compare
  5. 36 Portugal 0.0% compare
  6. 37 Mexico 0.0% compare

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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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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,285 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed programmes in unspecified fields in the reference year.