Republic of Korea vs Malaysia: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Republic of Korea
666,148 number
in 2020
Malaysia
716,469 number
in 2020
Republic of Korea rank
58th
Malaysia rank
55th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Malaysia
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M197019952020

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 716,469 number against 666,148 number in Republic of Korea, a difference of 50,321 number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 58th and Malaysia ranks 55th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.31 million number 454,309 number 851,227 number Republic of Korea
1980s 1.28 million number 514,517 number 765,008 number Republic of Korea
1990s 1.11 million number 637,806 number 468,841 number Republic of Korea
2000s 930,348 number 759,440 number 170,907 number Republic of Korea
2010s 782,317 number 784,600 number 2,283 number Malaysia
2020s 666,148 number 716,469 number 50,321 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Republic of Korea or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 716,469 number against 666,148 number in Republic of Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Republic of Korea and Malaysia?
50,321 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Malaysia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Republic of Korea and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Republic of Korea ranks 58th and Malaysia ranks 55th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, female (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

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