Malaysia vs MDG: Southern Asia: School age population, primary education, female

Malaysia
1.63 million
in 2025
MDG: Southern Asia
87.47 million
in 2024
Malaysia rank
48th
MDG: Southern Asia rank
46th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • MDG: Southern Asia
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia currently reports 87.47 million against 1.63 million in Malaysia, a difference of 85.84 million.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia's figure about 53.8 times Malaysia's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, MDG: Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 48th and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 46th of 222 countries.

MDG: Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia MDG: Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.46 million 82.20 million 80.73 million MDG: Southern Asia
2000s 1.56 million 84.66 million 83.10 million MDG: Southern Asia
2010s 1.56 million 88.87 million 87.31 million MDG: Southern Asia
2020s 1.61 million 88.28 million 86.66 million MDG: Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Malaysia or MDG: Southern Asia?
MDG: Southern Asia, at 87.47 million against 1.63 million in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Malaysia and MDG: Southern Asia?
85.84 million, with MDG: Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and MDG: Southern Asia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and MDG: Southern Asia rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Malaysia ranks 48th and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 46th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (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, primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release