India vs Malaysia: Primary education, pupils, per capita
India
0.0862 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia
0.0859 units per person
in 2024
India rank
114th
Malaysia rank
115th
Primary education, pupils, per capita over time
- India
- Malaysia
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0862 units per person against 0.0859 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.
India ranks 114th and Malaysia ranks 115th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1047 units per person | 0.1606 units per person | 0.0559 units per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.1078 units per person | 0.1458 units per person | 0.038 units per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.1118 units per person | 0.1367 units per person | 0.0248 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.1106 units per person | 0.1229 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0984 units per person | 0.1022 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0904 units per person | 0.0884 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, India or Malaysia?
- India, at 0.0862 units per person against 0.0859 units per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between India and Malaysia?
- 0.0003 units per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malaysia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do India and Malaysia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- India ranks 114th and Malaysia ranks 115th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.