Malaysia vs Post-demographic dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

Malaysia
398,615 number
in 2019
Post-demographic dividend
10.90 million number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
16th
Post-demographic dividend rank
12th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Malaysia
  • Post-demographic dividend
05.0M10.0M15.0M199720082019

How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 10.90 million number against 398,615 number in Malaysia, a difference of 10.50 million number.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 27.3 times Malaysia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 16th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 143 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 226,122 number 10.33 million number 10.10 million number Post-demographic dividend
2000s 334,219 number 11.36 million number 11.03 million number Post-demographic dividend
2010s 434,971 number 12.00 million number 11.57 million number Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes, Malaysia or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 10.90 million number against 398,615 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes between Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend?
10.50 million number, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 16th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (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, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).