Malaysia vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): School age population, last grade of primary education, female

Malaysia
271,265
in 2025
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
14.87 million
in 2024
Malaysia rank
50th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
52nd

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 14.87 million against 271,265 in Malaysia, a difference of 14.60 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 54.8 times Malaysia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 50th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 52nd of 222 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 149,079 14.42 million 14.27 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1980s 169,929 16.60 million 16.43 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1990s 219,862 15.94 million 15.72 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2000s 259,317 15.52 million 15.26 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2010s 265,323 13.13 million 12.87 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2020s 263,429 14.19 million 13.92 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, Malaysia or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 14.87 million against 271,265 in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Malaysia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
14.60 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Malaysia ranks 50th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 52nd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary 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, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,699 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release