Korea vs Malaysia: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes
Korea
453,439 number
in 2020
Malaysia
483,159 number
in 2020
Korea rank
54th
Malaysia rank
52nd
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Korea
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 483,159 number against 453,439 number in Korea, a difference of 29,720 number.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 902,472 number | 321,724 number | 580,748 number | Korea |
| 1980s | 863,755 number | 362,570 number | 501,185 number | Korea |
| 1990s | 726,250 number | 452,398 number | 273,853 number | Korea |
| 2000s | 669,170 number | 525,415 number | 143,755 number | Korea |
| 2010s | 505,116 number | 523,458 number | 18,341 number | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 453,439 number | 483,159 number | 29,720 number | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Korea or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 483,159 number against 453,439 number in Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Korea and Malaysia?
- 29,720 number, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malaysia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Korea and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Korea ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.