U21 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems 2013
Malaysia has jumped 9 places to be ranked 27th [from 36th (year 2012)] in the U21 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems 2013.
| Overall Ranking of Countries | ||
| Rank | Country | Score |
| 1 | United States | 100.0 |
| 2 | Sweden | 85.2 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 81.6 |
| 4 | Canada | 80.0 |
| 5 | Denmark | 79.8 |
| 6 | Finland | 79.4 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 78.2 |
| 8 | Australia | 77.2 |
| 9 | Singapore | 76.6 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 74.9 |
| 11 | Austria | 71.8 |
| 11 | Norway | 71.8 |
| 13 | Belgium | 71.0 |
| 14 | New Zealand | 69.7 |
| 15 | Germany | 68.2 |
| 16 | Hong Kong SAR | 67.6 |
| 16 | France | 67.6 |
| 18 | Ireland | 66.8 |
| 19 | Israel | 63.8 |
| 20 | Spain | 60.5 |
| 21 | Japan | 59.6 |
| 22 | Portugal | 59.1 |
| 23 | Slovenia | 58.4 |
| 24 | Korea | 57.6 |
| 25 | Czech Republic | 56.7 |
| 26 | Taiwan | 56.0 |
| 27 | Malaysia | 52.4 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 52.3 |
| 29 | Italy | 52.1 |
| 30 | Poland | 51.9 |
| 31 | Greece | 50.5 |
| 32 | Serbia | 50.0 |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 49.5 |
| 34 | Hungary | 49.2 |
| 35 | Chile | 49.0 |
| 35 | Ukraine | 49.0 |
| 37 | Slovakia | 47.9 |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 47.7 |
| 39 | Romania | 47.5 |
| 40 | Argentina | 45.8 |
| 41 | Brazil | 45.6 |
| 42 | China | 44.5 |
| 43 | Mexico | 42.8 |
| 44 | Croatia | 39.2 |
| 45 | Turkey | 38.9 |
| 46 | South Africa | 38.1 |
| 47 | Thailand | 37.9 |
| 48 | Iran | 37.2 |
| 49 | India | 36.3 |
| 50 | Indonesia | 35.3 |
