South Korea vs Malaysia: Enrolment in secondary education, female

South Korea
1.38 million number
in 2018
Malaysia
1.31 million number
in 2019
South Korea rank
36th
Malaysia rank
38th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

  • South Korea
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1.38 million number against 1.31 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 73,610 number.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 203 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.05 million number 359,992 number 690,908 number South Korea
1980s 2.15 million number 632,225 number 1.52 million number South Korea
1990s 2.16 million number 876,570 number 1.28 million number South Korea
2000s 1.81 million number 1.25 million number 558,588 number South Korea
2010s 1.67 million number 1.37 million number 296,456 number South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, South Korea or Malaysia?
South Korea, at 1.38 million number against 1.31 million number in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between South Korea and Malaysia?
73,610 number, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malaysia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do South Korea and Malaysia rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?
South Korea ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, female (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 secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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