Malaysia vs Rwanda: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Malaysia
3.06 million
in 2024
Rwanda
3.01 million
in 2024
Malaysia rank
50th
Rwanda rank
52nd

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Malaysia
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.06 million against 3.01 million in Rwanda, a difference of 48,580.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 52nd of 206 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 1.94 million 440,309 1.50 million Malaysia
1980s 2.18 million 705,659 1.48 million Malaysia
1990s 2.72 million 1.11 million 1.61 million Malaysia
2000s 3.14 million 1.83 million 1.31 million Malaysia
2010s 3.16 million 2.44 million 717,550 Malaysia
2020s 3.07 million 2.79 million 280,834 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Malaysia or Rwanda?
Malaysia, at 3.06 million against 3.01 million in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Malaysia and Rwanda?
48,580, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Rwanda?
46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Rwanda rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Malaysia ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 52nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 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.