The line graph illustrates the percentage of university graduates from four South East Asia countries including Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand who pursued postgraduate studies overseas between 2015 and 2023.
Overall, all four countries showed a steady increase over the period. Vietnam has the highest jump from 5% up to 19% in 8 years, while Thailand has the most consistent growth by 1% each year.
In 2015, Malaysia led the league with 15% graduates studying abroad, followed by Thailand at 12%. Indonesia and Vietnam had lower percentages at 8% and 5% respectively.
Malaysia rose steadily from 15% to 22% in 2019. Although it dipped slightly to 20% in 2021, Malaysia managed to peak at 25% in 2023, having the highest percentage among the four countries. Meanwhile, Vietnam is the highest climber from 5% in 2015 to 19% in 2023. Indonesia also had an overall rise from 8% in 2015 to 16% in 2023, despite having inconsistent growth shown by the decline in 2021. In contrast, Thailand had the most steady increase compared to Indonesia with each year having at least 1% growth, excluding 2019 to 2021. However, compared to the rest of the competitors, Thailand has the most modest and least growth, from 12% to 15% in 8 years, only a 3% increase in percentage.
In conclusion, all four countries showed growth in overseas postgraduate study over the years and Malaysia remained the dominant contributor among the four.