Malaysia vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Malaysia
941,282
in 2025
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
59.29 million
in 2024
Malaysia rank
68th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
70th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Malaysia
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
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How they compare

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 59.29 million against 941,282 in Malaysia, a difference of 58.35 million.

That makes WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 63.0 times Malaysia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 68th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 70th of 222 countries.

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1970s 642,874 16.80 million 16.15 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 791,507 21.34 million 20.55 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 991,384 28.46 million 27.47 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 1.07 million 40.80 million 39.73 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 1.05 million 50.65 million 49.59 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 1.09 million 57.47 million 56.39 million WB: Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Malaysia or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 59.29 million against 941,282 in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Malaysia and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
58.35 million, with WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 68th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 70th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,796 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release