Malaysia vs Syria: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Malaysia
0.0859 units per person
in 2024
Syria
0.088 units per person
in 2024
Malaysia rank
115th
Syria rank
112th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Malaysia
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.088 units per person against 0.0859 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0021 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 115th and Syria ranks 112th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1606 units per person 0.1619 units per person 0.0013 units per person Syria
1980s 0.1458 units per person 0.1782 units per person 0.0325 units per person Syria
1990s 0.1367 units per person 0.1817 units per person 0.0451 units per person Syria
2000s 0.1231 units per person 0.1303 units per person 0.0072 units per person Syria
2010s 0.1102 units per person 0.1003 units per person 0.0099 units per person Malaysia
2020s 0.0884 units per person 0.0979 units per person 0.0095 units per person Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Malaysia or Syria?
Syria, at 0.088 units per person against 0.0859 units per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Malaysia and Syria?
0.0021 units per person, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Syria?
41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Syria rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Malaysia ranks 115th and Syria ranks 112th 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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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.