Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Malaysia
Malaysia: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 23.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Malaysia, 1991–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 23.3% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Malaysia peaked at 23.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1991.
Malaysia ranks 60th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.8% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 273,792 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 90.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 37.1% (2025)
- Labor force, total 18.72 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Malaysia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Malaysia was 23.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Malaysia ranks 60th out of 129 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.