Malaysia vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Enrolment in primary education, male

Malaysia
1.58 million
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
94.26 million
in 2024
Malaysia rank
50th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
51st

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

  • Malaysia
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197019972024

How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 94.26 million against 1.58 million in Malaysia, a difference of 92.69 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 59.8 times Malaysia's.

Across all 44 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 51st of 216 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 984,606 106.85 million 105.87 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1980s 1.12 million 109.25 million 108.13 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1990s 1.40 million 104.27 million 102.87 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2000s 1.61 million 97.38 million 95.77 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2010s 1.62 million 90.39 million 88.77 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2020s 1.58 million 94.22 million 92.64 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, male, Malaysia or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 94.26 million against 1.58 million in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Malaysia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
92.69 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)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?
Malaysia ranks 50th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 51st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 20,289 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release