Nationalities of international students in Malaysia

Malaysia’s reputation and quality of higher education has attracted over 100,000 students, which makes Malaysia the 11^th most attractive study destination globally.

As of 2012, Malaysia has become the second home for students from nearly a 100 different nationalities creating one of the most diversified study environment in the world. Since then, higher education in Malaysia has grown tremendously and the government of Malaysia plans to attract 200,000 students as of 2020.

The different nationalities bring great economical advantage to the country. Cultural exposure has made Malaysia a great hub for international students; this factor has also improved the sentiments of the local population towards accepting diversity.

This enormous growth is proving to be a great investment for the country as it attracts great talents and produced a significant number of success stories.

With the increasing demand for Malaysia’s higher education, more institutions were established. Malaysia has attracted more global universities, international degrees and global collaboration with world class establishments and industrial partners.