Malawi vs Malaysia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Malawi
2.86 million number
in 2020
Malaysia
3.05 million number
in 2020
Malawi rank
47th
Malaysia rank
46th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.05 million number against 2.86 million number in Malawi, a difference of 192,130 number.

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

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

Malawi ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 46th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 685,624 number 1.76 million number 1.08 million number Malaysia
1980s 982,500 number 2.07 million number 1.09 million number Malaysia
1990s 1.29 million number 2.53 million number 1.24 million number Malaysia
2000s 1.81 million number 3.10 million number 1.29 million number Malaysia
2010s 2.33 million number 3.29 million number 955,413 number Malaysia
2020s 2.86 million number 3.05 million number 192,130 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Malawi or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 3.05 million number against 2.86 million number in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Malawi and Malaysia?
192,130 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 46th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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