What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, female between Republic of Korea and Malaysia?

13,201 number, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Malaysia?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Korea vs Malaysia: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female

Republic of Korea

646,522 number

in 2018

Malaysia

659,723 number

in 2019

Republic of Korea rank

47th

Malaysia rank

46th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female over time

Republic of Korea
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 659,723 number against 646,522 number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 13,201 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 46th of 194 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	942,660 number	672,786 number	269,874 number	Republic of Korea
2000s	924,077 number	711,993 number	212,084 number	Republic of Korea
2010s	801,914 number	712,324 number	89,591 number	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, female, Republic of Korea or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 659,723 number against 646,522 number in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, female between Republic of Korea and Malaysia?: 13,201 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Malaysia?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Malaysia rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?: Republic of Korea ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 46th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 4,720 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.