Malaysia vs Nepal: School age population, primary education, female

Malaysia
1.44 million number
in 2020
Nepal
1.39 million number
in 2020
Malaysia rank
50th
Nepal rank
53rd

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.44 million number against 1.39 million number in Nepal, a difference of 53,340 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 53rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 953,620 number 749,204 number 204,417 number Malaysia
1980s 1.13 million number 1.07 million number 55,362 number Malaysia
1990s 1.38 million number 1.37 million number 8,879 number Malaysia
2000s 1.55 million number 1.66 million number 111,222 number Nepal
2010s 1.48 million number 1.50 million number 23,481 number Nepal
2020s 1.44 million number 1.39 million number 53,340 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Malaysia or Nepal?
Malaysia, at 1.44 million number against 1.39 million number in Nepal as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Malaysia and Nepal?
53,340 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nepal?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Nepal rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Malaysia ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 53rd of 206 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)
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

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