In February 2006, the Berita Harian, a local newspaper, reported that every year Malaysia produces 60,000 graduates. 20,217 jobless graduates registered themselves with the Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia in June 2006. Tables 1 and 2 show the high rate of unemployment among graduates according to universities and courses in Malaysia.
List 1: Unemployment among graduates according to universities
Universiti Teknologi Mara 3,278 16.2%
Universiti Utara Malaysia 1,532 7.6%
Private Universities & Colleges 1,217 6.0%
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 1,147 5.7%
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 971 4.8%
Universiti Pertanian Malaysia 919 4.5%
Other public universities 840 4.2%
Universiti Malaya 531 2.6%
Universiti Sains Malaysia 505 2.5%
Universiti Malaysia Sabah 371 1.8%
Universiti Islam Antarabangsa 358 1.8%
Foreign Graduates 342 1.7%
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 174 0.9%
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris 39 0.2%
Others 7,993 39.5%
Total 20,217 100.0%
List 2: Unemployment among Malaysian graduates according to courses
Computer Science 3,942 19.5%
Business Administration/Management 3,736 18.5%
Engineering 3,096 15.3%
Accountancy 1,923 9.5%
Literature & Social Sciences 1,283 6.3%
Pure Science & Applied Sciences 1,303 6.4%
Architecture & Building Management 540 2.7%
Agriculture, Fisheries &
Forestry 401 2.0%
Others 3,993 19.8%
Total 20,217 100.0%
Well, this was reported in 2006.
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