World Bank: More M'sian degree grads working in jobs that don't need it

More than a quarter of degree holders in Malaysia are doing jobs which do not require such a qualification, while high-skilled jobs are harder to come by for graduates, the World Bank said.

It said that 26.9 percent of degree holders in 2022 were underemployed, a big jump from just 8.6 percent in 2010.

“This is significant as degree holders...