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

Korea
233,914 number
in 2020
Malaysia
248,409 number
in 2020
Korea rank
54th
Malaysia rank
52nd

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

  • Korea
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 248,409 number against 233,914 number in Korea, a difference of 14,495 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 52nd 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 462,968 number 164,074 number 298,895 number Korea
1980s 445,550 number 185,643 number 259,907 number Korea
1990s 377,252 number 231,682 number 145,570 number Korea
2000s 354,846 number 269,875 number 84,971 number Korea
2010s 262,738 number 269,630 number 6,892 number Malaysia
2020s 233,914 number 248,409 number 14,495 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, male, Korea or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 248,409 number against 233,914 number in Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Korea and Malaysia?
14,495 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, male?
Korea ranks 54th 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, male (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, male (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

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