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

Malaysia
1.44 million number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1.47 million number
in 2020
Malaysia rank
50th
Zimbabwe rank
48th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • Zimbabwe
500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M197019952020

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.47 million number against 1.44 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 30,440 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 50th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 979,611 number 620,082 number 359,530 number Malaysia
1980s 1.12 million number 897,122 number 218,686 number Malaysia
1990s 1.38 million number 1.13 million number 249,580 number Malaysia
2000s 1.55 million number 1.13 million number 416,151 number Malaysia
2010s 1.48 million number 1.27 million number 206,288 number Malaysia
2020s 1.44 million number 1.47 million number 30,440 number Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Malaysia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 1.47 million number against 1.44 million number in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Malaysia and Zimbabwe?
30,440 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Malaysia ranks 50th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th 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.