Ethiopia vs Malaysia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Ethiopia
513,766 number
in 2014
Malaysia
549,378 number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
37th
Malaysia rank
36th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malaysia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197119952019

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 549,378 number against 513,766 number in Ethiopia, a difference of 35,612 number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Malaysia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 187 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 11,655 number 32,511 number 20,856 number Malaysia
1980s 17,264 number 48,491 number 31,227 number Malaysia
1990s 39,694 number 226,488 number 186,794 number Malaysia
2000s 132,703 number 325,328 number 192,625 number Malaysia
2010s 458,642 number 472,438 number 13,796 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Ethiopia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 549,378 number against 513,766 number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Ethiopia and Malaysia?
35,612 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malaysia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Malaysia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Ethiopia ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.