Cambodia vs Malaysia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Cambodia
1.06 million number
in 2019
Malaysia
1.03 million number
in 2020
Cambodia rank
61st
Malaysia rank
63rd

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

  • Cambodia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 1.06 million number against 1.03 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 28,630 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 61st and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 693,797 number 699,702 number 5,905 number Malaysia
1980s 653,508 number 831,138 number 177,630 number Malaysia
1990s 1.05 million number 1.00 million number 47,886 number Cambodia
2000s 940,394 number 1.06 million number 122,364 number Malaysia
2010s 1.01 million number 988,902 number 20,312 number Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Cambodia or Malaysia?
Cambodia, at 1.06 million number against 1.03 million number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Cambodia and Malaysia?
28,630 number, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Malaysia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Cambodia and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Cambodia ranks 61st and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 206 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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