Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle male general in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle male general was 52.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
52.0%
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
11th
of 83 countries
All-time high
62.0%
in 2018
All-time low
46.0%
in 2022
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
In 2023, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malaysia stood at 52.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
That places Malaysia 11th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle male general in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 62.0% | — |
| 2019 | 56.0% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.0% | 56.0% | 62.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 46.0% | 52.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 8 Cote d'Ivoire 79.0% compare
- 9 Qatar 70.6% compare
- 10 Oman 60.7% compare
- 12 Madagascar 45.4% compare
- 13 United Kingdom 42.7% compare
- 14 Iran 39.7% compare
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 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 52.0% 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 62.0% 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 46.0% in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Malaysia ranks 11th 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 16.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release