Which has higher primary education, pupils, Malaysia or Uzbekistan, Republic of?

Uzbekistan, Republic of, at 3.41 million against 3.06 million in Malaysia as of 2025.

What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Malaysia and Uzbekistan, Republic of?

356,220, with Uzbekistan, Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uzbekistan, Republic of?

36 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Uzbekistan, Republic of: Primary education, pupils

Malaysia

3.06 million

in 2024

Uzbekistan, Republic of

3.41 million

in 2025

Malaysia rank

50th

Uzbekistan, Republic of rank

47th

Primary education, pupils over time

Malaysia
Uzbekistan, Republic of

How they compare

Uzbekistan, Republic of currently reports 3.41 million against 3.06 million in Malaysia, a difference of 356,220.

That makes Uzbekistan, Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 50th and Uzbekistan, Republic of ranks 47th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Uzbekistan, Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.22 million	1.52 million	694,940	Malaysia
1990s	2.72 million	2.03 million	693,153	Malaysia
2000s	3.14 million	2.36 million	775,500	Malaysia
2010s	3.16 million	2.17 million	989,807	Malaysia
2020s	3.07 million	2.53 million	535,946	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Malaysia or Uzbekistan, Republic of?: Uzbekistan, Republic of, at 3.41 million against 3.06 million in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Malaysia and Uzbekistan, Republic of?: 356,220, with Uzbekistan, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uzbekistan, Republic of?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Uzbekistan, Republic of rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Malaysia ranks 50th and Uzbekistan, Republic of ranks 47th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.