Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 71.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
71.8%
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
9th
of 83 countries
All-time high
75.4%
in 2018
All-time low
64.7%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malaysia, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 71.8% for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 9th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 75.4% | — |
| 2019 | 73.4% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 67.5% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 64.7% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 67.1% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 71.8% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.4% | 73.4% | 75.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 64.7% | 71.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malaysia?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malaysia was 71.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Malaysia ranks 9th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release