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 61.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
61.9%
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
11th
of 83 countries
All-time high
68.5%
in 2018
All-time low
55.5%
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 61.9% for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 11th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 68.5% | — |
| 2019 | 64.9% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 61.9% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.7% | 64.9% | 68.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 55.5% | 61.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 8 Cote d'Ivoire 72.7% compare
- 9 Oman 68.7% compare
- 10 Malta 64.5% compare
- 12 Iceland 52.9% compare
- 13 Madagascar 46.0% compare
- 14 United Kingdom 44.7% compare
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 61.9% 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 68.5% 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 55.5% in 2021.
- 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 9.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release