Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Malaysia

Malaysia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 194,966 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
194,966 number
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
15th
of 140 countries
All-time high
247,128 number
in 2016
All-time low
118,238 number
in 1999
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Malaysia, 1999–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1999200920191999: 118.2k number2000: 141.7k number2001: 128.0k number2002: 151.8k number2003: 157.3k number2004: 156.7k number2005: 132.2k number2006: 163.7k number2007: 163.9k number2008: 182.2k number2009: 198.8k number2010: 200.1k number2011: 199.1k number2012: 204.3k number2013: 199.7k number2014: 190.4k number2016: 247.1k number2017: 235.9k number2018: 234.0k number2019: 195.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 194,966 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2019.

That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Malaysia peaked at 247,128 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 118,238 number, in 1999.

That places Malaysia 15th out of 140 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 118,238 number 118,238 number 118,238 number 1
2000s 157,647 number 128,023 number 198,813 number 10
2010s 211,718 number 190,360 number 247,128 number 9

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 12 Argentina 238,362 number compare
  2. 13 Spain 216,462 number compare
  3. 14 Ukraine 203,355 number compare
  4. 16 Thailand 193,324 number compare
  5. 17 Saudi Arabia 180,458 number compare
  6. 18 Viet Nam 177,944 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Malaysia?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Malaysia was 194,966 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 247,128 number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 118,238 number in 1999.
How does Malaysia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Malaysia ranks 15th out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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