Korea vs Malaysia: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

Korea
219,525 number
in 2020
Malaysia
234,750 number
in 2020
Korea rank
54th
Malaysia rank
53rd

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

  • Korea
  • Malaysia
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 234,750 number against 219,525 number in Korea, a difference of 15,225 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 53rd 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 439,504 number 157,650 number 281,853 number Korea
1980s 418,206 number 176,928 number 241,278 number Korea
1990s 348,999 number 220,716 number 128,283 number Korea
2000s 314,325 number 255,540 number 58,784 number Korea
2010s 242,378 number 253,828 number 11,450 number Malaysia
2020s 219,525 number 234,750 number 15,225 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, female, Korea or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 234,750 number against 219,525 number in Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Korea and Malaysia?
15,225 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, female?
Korea ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 53rd of 204 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)
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

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