Malaysia vs Pacific island small states: School age population, secondary education, female

Malaysia
1.48 million number
in 2020
Pacific island small states
165,019 number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
46th
Pacific island small states rank
45th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.48 million number against 165,019 number in Pacific island small states, a difference of 1.31 million number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 9.0 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 46th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 205 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 875,122 number 93,940 number 781,182 number Malaysia
1980s 1.01 million number 107,012 number 903,245 number Malaysia
1990s 1.24 million number 132,159 number 1.11 million number Malaysia
2000s 1.51 million number 147,499 number 1.36 million number Malaysia
2010s 1.60 million number 156,480 number 1.44 million number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Malaysia or Pacific island small states?
Malaysia, at 1.48 million number against 165,019 number in Pacific island small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Malaysia and Pacific island small states?
1.31 million number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pacific island small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Pacific island small states rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
Malaysia ranks 46th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th 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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About this data

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.