Malaysia vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Malaysia
3.06 million
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
179.31 million
in 2024
Malaysia rank
50th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
52nd

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Malaysia
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 179.31 million against 3.06 million in Malaysia, a difference of 176.26 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 58.7 times Malaysia's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 50th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 52nd of 218 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.90 million 190.22 million 188.33 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1980s 2.18 million 200.50 million 198.32 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1990s 2.74 million 199.12 million 196.38 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2000s 3.14 million 185.67 million 182.53 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2010s 3.16 million 170.95 million 167.80 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2020s 3.07 million 178.70 million 175.63 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Malaysia or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 179.31 million against 3.06 million in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Malaysia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
176.26 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Malaysia ranks 50th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 52nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
439 places, 21,662 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.