Malaysia vs Somalia: School age population, secondary education, male

Malaysia
1.73 million
in 2025
Somalia
1.89 million
in 2025
Malaysia rank
50th
Somalia rank
47th

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • Malaysia
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.89 million against 1.73 million in Malaysia, a difference of 160,050.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 50th and Somalia ranks 47th of 220 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 845,203 258,585 586,618 Malaysia
1980s 1.00 million 420,859 580,025 Malaysia
1990s 1.28 million 503,096 780,693 Malaysia
2000s 1.66 million 691,233 969,936 Malaysia
2010s 1.80 million 996,644 804,326 Malaysia
2020s 1.74 million 1.52 million 221,680 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Malaysia or Somalia?
Somalia, at 1.89 million against 1.73 million in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Malaysia and Somalia?
160,050, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Somalia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Somalia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?
Malaysia ranks 50th and Somalia ranks 47th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,379 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release