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

Malaysia
483,159 number
in 2020
Spain
510,170 number
in 2020
Malaysia rank
52nd
Spain rank
51st

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

  • Malaysia
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 510,170 number against 483,159 number in Malaysia, a difference of 27,011 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Malaysia ranks 52nd and Spain ranks 51st of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 321,724 number 647,214 number 325,489 number Spain
1980s 362,570 number 661,220 number 298,649 number Spain
1990s 452,398 number 516,404 number 64,007 number Spain
2000s 525,415 number 418,883 number 106,533 number Malaysia
2010s 523,458 number 453,395 number 70,063 number Malaysia
2020s 483,159 number 510,170 number 27,011 number Spain

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, Malaysia or Spain?
Spain, at 510,170 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 Malaysia and Spain?
27,011 number, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 52nd and Spain ranks 51st 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.