Number of Malaysian graduates increased by 350,000 in 2018, more females than males
Friday, 13 Dec 2019 04:46 PM MYT
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 13 — The number of local graduates increased by 350,000 last year, to 4.96 million people compared to 4.61 million in 2017, with the number of female graduates being marginally higher, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.
In unveiling the department’s 2018 Graduate Statistics today, chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said that labour force participation for graduates stood at 83.6 per cent, encompassing 4.15 million people.
“Out of this, employed graduates were 3.99 million people, an increase of 8.2 per cent from 3.69 million in 2017.
“Overall, the number of female graduates in 2018 was marginally higher than males, recording a percentage share of 50.4 per cent or 2.01 million persons. From the viewpoint of age groups, graduates in younger age cohorts of 34 years and below, were predominantly female,” Mohd Uzir said.
He added that on the contrary, employed graduates from older age groups of 35 years-old and above were made up of more males aged between 35 and 44 years-old, accounting for 51.8 per cent, while those aged 35-years-old and above made up 58.9 per cent.
Mohd Uzir said that most of the graduates; 2.9 million people, were employed in the skilled category (73.8) per cent, while employed graduates in the semi-skilled category comprised 998,200 (25 per cent).
“Looking at the distribution of employed graduates by economic activity, more than two-thirds (79.7 per cent) were concentrated in the services sector,” he added.
Graduate unemployment rate “slightly” lower, most unemployed for less than six months.
In unveiling the first report of its kind for DOSM, Mohd Uzir said that the graduate unemployment rate had also slightly dipped to 3.9 per cent, compared to 4 per cent in 2017, with the number of unemployed graduates totalling 162,000 people in 2018.
He said that more than 70 per cent of unemployed graduates were actively seeking jobs, and are available for hire.
“A total of 70.7 per cent of graduates were unemployed for a duration of less than six months, followed by 11.9 per cent who were unemployed between six months and less than a year.
“Long term unemployment, that is those who were unemployed for a period of over a year, accounted for 8.4 per cent,” he added.
Mohd Uzir said that 16.4 per cent, or 811,800 graduates, were outside of the labour force.
“It was observed that 34.5 per cent (were outside the labour force) due to housework or family responsibility,” he said, adding that those who were studying or attending training programmes, made up 30.5 per cent, followed by 27.8 per cent who retired, or left work due to old age.
He said that the DOSM’s Salaries and ages Survey 2018 showed that median monthly salaries of graduates with full-time equivalent principal occupations, was RM3,936, compared to RM3,550 last year.
Mohd Uzir said that employed graduates in the skilled category earned RM4,684 while semi-skilled category workers received RM2,139, last year.
Post time 13-12-2019 05:37 PMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
Edited by pokaibanktokyo at 13-12-2019 10:57 PM
That means around 350,000 graduated last year.
20 to 25 years ago around 500,000 malaysians were born every year. Which means malaysian tertiary education level for 25 to 30 year old now is around 70 percent
Author|Post time 14-12-2019 08:06 AMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
Peratusan siswazah wanita bekerja lebih tinggi tidak memeranjatkan
14 Disember 2019
SHAH ALAM - Peratusan siswazah wanita bekerja lebih tinggi berbanding lelaki pada 2018 seperti mana direkodkan Jabatan Perangkaan bukan sesuatu yang memeranjatkan.
Pengarah Eksekutif Persekutuan Majikan-Majikan Malaysia (MEF), Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan berkata, ini kerana bilangan itu munasabah dengan jumlah dua pertiga kemasukan pelajar perempuan ke institusi pengajian tinggi (IPT) di seluruh negara.
Malah menurutnya, jika mengambil kira peratusan keseluruhan pelajar wanita yang memasuki universiti, sumbangan 50.4 peratus atau 2.01 juta orang dalam kalangan tersebut dalam bidang kerjaya dilihat belum mencapai sasaran.
“Jika mengambil kira jumlah dua pertiga kemasukan pelajar perempuan ke IPT, sepatutnya ia akan menyumbang sehingga 60 peratus atau lebih.
“Bagaimanapun seperti mana yang kita sedia maklum, ada antara graduan wanita yang memulakan kerja sebaik tamat pengajian akan berhenti selepas mendirikan rumah tangga.
“Berbeza dengan golongan lelaki yang akan terus bekerja untuk menyara keluarga, jadi itulah faktor mengapa peratusan pelajar wanita yang tamat pengajian bekerja tidak capai sasaran jika mengambil kira jumlah mereka yang memasuki IPT,” katanya kepada Sinar Harian.
Beliau berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas mengenai data Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia pada 2018 menunjukkan bilangan siswazah perempuan bekerja lebih tinggi berbanding lelaki.
Mengulas lanjut, Shamsuddin berkata, selain faktor kemasukan pelajar perempuan yang lebih ramai ke IPT, peratusan itu juga turut didorong oleh sektor perkhidmatan yang lebih banyak menawarkan peluang pekerjaan di negara ini.
Katanya, golongan perempuan lebih terbuka untuk mengisi kekosongan dalam sektor perkhidmatan yang sentiasa berkembang di negara ini.
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Terdahulu, Ketua Perangkawan, Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin dalam satu sidang media di Putrajaya hari ini memberitahu, data Jabatan Perangkaan pada 2018 menunjukkan 4.96 juta siswazah atau 20.3 peratus daripada penduduk dalam usia bekerja di negara ini adalah terdiri daripada golongan siswazah.
Katanya, kadar penyertaan tenaga buruh bagi siswazah ialah 83.6 peratus meliputi 4.15 juta orang dan daripada jumlah itu, 3.99 juta adalah siswazah bekerja, meningkat 8.2 peratus berbanding 3.69 juta pada 2017.
peluang pekerjaan paling banyak adalah utk bahagian sale jawab whatsapp masuk, gaji RM850 sebulan
mostly pempuan gradute, kerja paling banyak menunggu adalah sebagai sale atau admin jon yg gaji tak sampai pun 1k
lelaki plak, paling byk peluang dekat foodpanda dan grab
tak kisah pun nak keja apa, rezeki masing2 telah ditetapkan. Tapi gomen kena la tgk balik policy miss match job. Kalo dah kebanyakkan keja tak byk kat malaysia ni, tak payah la offer course2 merapu kat unibersiti