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

Malawi
264,266 number
in 2020
Malaysia
248,409 number
in 2020
Malawi rank
50th
Malaysia rank
52nd

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

  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k197019952020

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 264,266 number against 248,409 number in Malaysia, a difference of 15,857 number.

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

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

Malawi ranks 50th and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 66,183 number 164,074 number 97,891 number Malaysia
1980s 93,909 number 185,643 number 91,733 number Malaysia
1990s 124,522 number 231,682 number 107,159 number Malaysia
2000s 167,084 number 269,875 number 102,791 number Malaysia
2010s 218,130 number 269,630 number 51,499 number Malaysia
2020s 264,266 number 248,409 number 15,857 number Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, male, Malawi or Malaysia?
Malawi, at 264,266 number against 248,409 number in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Malawi and Malaysia?
15,857 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Malawi ranks 50th 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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About this data

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.