How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Malaysia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Malaysia: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Chad

2.84 million number

in 2020

Malaysia

2.97 million number

in 2020

Chad rank

52nd

Malaysia rank

49th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

Chad
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.97 million number against 2.84 million number in Chad, a difference of 129,350 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 52nd and Malaysia ranks 49th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	618,971 number	2.01 million number	1.39 million number	Malaysia
1980s	827,916 number	2.29 million number	1.46 million number	Malaysia
1990s	1.17 million number	2.84 million number	1.67 million number	Malaysia
2000s	1.73 million number	3.19 million number	1.46 million number	Malaysia
2010s	2.44 million number	3.05 million number	610,373 number	Malaysia
2020s	2.84 million number	2.97 million number	129,350 number	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Chad or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 2.97 million number against 2.84 million number in Chad as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Chad and Malaysia?: 129,350 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Malaysia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Chad and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?: Chad ranks 52nd and Malaysia ranks 49th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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