Malaysia vs North America: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male

Malaysia
24,041 number
in 2019
North America
193,637 number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
17th
North America rank
17th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male over time

  • Malaysia
  • North America
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199720082019

How they compare

North America currently reports 193,637 number against 24,041 number in Malaysia, a difference of 169,596 number.

That makes North America's figure about 8.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 17th and North America ranks 17th of 131 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia North America Difference Ahead
1990s 2,966 number 191,407 number 188,441 number North America
2000s 6,203 number 205,647 number 199,444 number North America
2010s 19,504 number 231,976 number 212,472 number North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male, Malaysia or North America?
North America, at 193,637 number against 24,041 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male between Malaysia and North America?
169,596 number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and North America?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and North America rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Malaysia ranks 17th and North America ranks 17th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 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, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.