Malaysia vs Syrian Arab Republic: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Malaysia
1.03 million number
in 2020
Syrian Arab Republic
1.06 million number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
63rd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
62nd

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

  • Malaysia
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 1.06 million number against 1.03 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 25,400 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 63rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 62nd of 206 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 699,702 number 766,820 number 67,118 number Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 831,138 number 1.09 million number 261,075 number Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 1.00 million number 1.29 million number 287,633 number Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 1.06 million number 1.49 million number 422,524 number Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 988,902 number 1.40 million number 411,038 number Syrian Arab Republic

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 Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Malaysia and Syrian Arab Republic?
25,400 number, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Syrian Arab Republic?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 63rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 62nd 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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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.