Malaysia vs Uruguay: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Malaysia
0.0859 units per person
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0849 units per person
in 2023
Malaysia rank
115th
Uruguay rank
117th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Malaysia
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0859 units per person against 0.0849 units per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.001 units per person.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 115th and Uruguay ranks 117th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1616 units per person 0.1146 units per person 0.047 units per person Malaysia
1980s 0.1458 units per person 0.1179 units per person 0.0279 units per person Malaysia
1990s 0.1367 units per person 0.1091 units per person 0.0275 units per person Malaysia
2000s 0.1231 units per person 0.1098 units per person 0.0133 units per person Malaysia
2010s 0.1022 units per person 0.0942 units per person 0.0079 units per person Malaysia
2020s 0.0891 units per person 0.0859 units per person 0.0031 units per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Malaysia or Uruguay?
Malaysia, at 0.0859 units per person against 0.0849 units per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Malaysia and Uruguay?
0.001 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Uruguay rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Malaysia ranks 115th and Uruguay ranks 117th 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.