What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Malaysia and Zambia?

142,220 number, with Zambia ahead.

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

31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

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

Malaysia vs Zambia: Enrolment in primary education, female

Malaysia

1.51 million number

in 2017

Zambia

1.65 million number

in 2017

Malaysia rank

48th

Zambia rank

45th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Malaysia
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.65 million number against 1.51 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 142,220 number.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 45th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	848,722 number	352,689 number	496,034 number	Malaysia
1980s	1.04 million number	570,254 number	465,637 number	Malaysia
1990s	1.38 million number	730,882 number	649,510 number	Malaysia
2000s	1.53 million number	1.14 million number	391,838 number	Malaysia
2010s	1.55 million number	1.57 million number	16,092 number	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Malaysia or Zambia?: Zambia, at 1.65 million number against 1.51 million number in Malaysia as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Malaysia and Zambia?: 142,220 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zambia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Zambia rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Malaysia ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 45th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary 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 primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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