Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Malaysia
3.05 million number
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
2.84 million number
in 2020
Malaysia rank
46th
Saudi Arabia rank
49th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Malaysia
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.05 million number against 2.84 million number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 205,630 number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 49th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.76 million number 885,760 number 875,912 number Malaysia
1980s 2.07 million number 1.46 million number 610,355 number Malaysia
1990s 2.53 million number 2.26 million number 268,113 number Malaysia
2000s 3.10 million number 2.92 million number 172,724 number Malaysia
2010s 3.29 million number 2.93 million number 358,500 number Malaysia
2020s 3.05 million number 2.84 million number 205,630 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Malaysia or Saudi Arabia?
Malaysia, at 3.05 million number against 2.84 million number in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
205,630 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 49th 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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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.