Malawi vs Malaysia: School age population, secondary education, female

Malawi
1.42 million number
in 2020
Malaysia
1.48 million number
in 2020
Malawi rank
47th
Malaysia rank
46th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.48 million number against 1.42 million number in Malawi, a difference of 53,400 number.

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 336,673 number 875,122 number 538,449 number Malaysia
1980s 486,433 number 1.01 million number 523,824 number Malaysia
1990s 645,446 number 1.24 million number 596,678 number Malaysia
2000s 912,157 number 1.51 million number 599,353 number Malaysia
2010s 1.17 million number 1.60 million number 426,779 number Malaysia
2020s 1.42 million number 1.48 million number 53,400 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Malawi or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.48 million number against 1.42 million number in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Malawi and Malaysia?
53,400 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, female?
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, female (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, female (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

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