Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Malaysia
1.48 million number
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
1.49 million number
in 2020
Malaysia rank
55th
Saudi Arabia rank
53rd

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Malaysia
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.49 million number against 1.48 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 17,790 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 55th and Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 920,487 number 466,192 number 454,295 number Malaysia
1980s 1.05 million number 765,277 number 288,879 number Malaysia
1990s 1.30 million number 1.22 million number 78,937 number Malaysia
2000s 1.56 million number 1.53 million number 28,566 number Malaysia
2010s 1.62 million number 1.48 million number 142,540 number Malaysia
2020s 1.48 million number 1.49 million number 17,790 number Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Malaysia or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.49 million number against 1.48 million number in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
17,790 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 55th and Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.