Malawi vs Malaysia: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Malawi
525,748 number
in 2020
Malaysia
483,159 number
in 2020
Malawi rank
50th
Malaysia rank
52nd

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 525,748 number against 483,159 number in Malaysia, a difference of 42,589 number.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malawi ranks 50th and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 130,740 number 321,724 number 190,985 number Malaysia
1980s 186,373 number 362,570 number 176,198 number Malaysia
1990s 249,886 number 452,398 number 202,512 number Malaysia
2000s 335,926 number 525,415 number 189,489 number Malaysia
2010s 435,608 number 523,458 number 87,850 number Malaysia
2020s 525,748 number 483,159 number 42,589 number Malawi

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, Malawi or Malaysia?
Malawi, at 525,748 number against 483,159 number in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Malawi and Malaysia?
42,589 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 50th 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.