Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: School age population, pre-primary education, male

Malaysia
483,757
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
503,334
in 2025
Malaysia rank
68th
Papua New Guinea rank
67th

School age population, pre-primary education, male over time

  • Malaysia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 503,334 against 483,757 in Malaysia, a difference of 19,577.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 68th and Papua New Guinea ranks 67th of 222 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 328,662 92,248 236,415 Malaysia
1980s 407,931 105,488 302,443 Malaysia
1990s 514,612 118,926 395,686 Malaysia
2000s 555,080 86,799 468,281 Malaysia
2010s 546,658 383,808 162,851 Malaysia
2020s 544,217 493,808 50,410 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, male, Malaysia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 503,334 against 483,757 in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
19,577, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Malaysia ranks 68th and Papua New Guinea ranks 67th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, male (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, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,793 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release