Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Malaysia
Gross tertiary enrolment in Malaysia was 38.5% in 2024.
Malaysia, 2024
38.5%
Change from 2023
+1.2percentage points
World, 2024
43.6%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Malaysia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38.5% | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 37.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 38.4%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 43.6%.
More for Malaysia
All statistics for Malaysia
Primary school enrolment (gross)
90.4%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
10.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
12.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
18.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
34.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
88.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS