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

Malaysia
234,750 number
in 2020
Zambia
235,339 number
in 2020
Malaysia rank
53rd
Zambia rank
52nd

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

  • Malaysia
  • Zambia
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019952020

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 235,339 number against 234,750 number in Malaysia, a difference of 589 number.

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

Malaysia ranks 53rd and Zambia ranks 52nd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 157,650 number 60,365 number 97,286 number Malaysia
1980s 176,928 number 85,796 number 91,131 number Malaysia
1990s 220,716 number 116,070 number 104,646 number Malaysia
2000s 255,540 number 148,368 number 107,173 number Malaysia
2010s 253,828 number 202,304 number 51,524 number Malaysia
2020s 234,750 number 235,339 number 589 number Zambia

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 Zambia?
Zambia, at 235,339 number against 234,750 number in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Malaysia and Zambia?
589 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zambia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Zambia rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Malaysia ranks 53rd and Zambia 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, female (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, 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.