Italy vs Malaysia: School age population, primary education, male

Italy
1.42 million number
in 2020
Malaysia
1.53 million number
in 2020
Italy rank
52nd
Malaysia rank
49th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Italy
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.53 million number against 1.42 million number in Italy, a difference of 102,200 number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

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

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

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.32 million number 1.03 million number 1.29 million number Italy
1980s 2.00 million number 1.17 million number 831,781 number Italy
1990s 1.50 million number 1.46 million number 46,029 number Italy
2000s 1.39 million number 1.64 million number 245,896 number Malaysia
2010s 1.45 million number 1.57 million number 124,059 number Malaysia
2020s 1.42 million number 1.53 million number 102,200 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Italy or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.53 million number against 1.42 million number in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Italy and Malaysia?
102,200 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Italy 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, 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, primary education, male (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

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