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
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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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.