ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) vs Malaysia: School age population, early childhood education, female

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
26.49 million
in 2024
Malaysia
457,525
in 2025
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank
82nd
Malaysia rank
79th

School age population, early childhood education, female over time

  • ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
  • Malaysia
010.0M20.0M30.0M199720112025

How they compare

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) currently reports 26.49 million against 457,525 in Malaysia, a difference of 26.03 million.

That makes ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)'s figure about 57.9 times Malaysia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 82nd and Malaysia ranks 79th of 194 groups.

ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 27.88 million 507,576 27.37 million ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
2000s 27.36 million 515,322 26.84 million ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
2010s 28.29 million 507,890 27.78 million ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
2020s 27.20 million 529,664 26.67 million ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, female, ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) or Malaysia?
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), at 26.49 million against 457,525 in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, female between ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Malaysia?
26.03 million, with ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Malaysia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, female?
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 82nd and Malaysia ranks 79th of 194 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,806 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release