Ghana vs Malaysia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Ghana
2.88 million number
in 2019
Malaysia
2.83 million number
in 2019
Ghana rank
38th
Malaysia rank
41st

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Ghana
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.88 million number against 2.83 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 49,980 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Ghana ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 41st of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 826,630 number 1.21 million number 384,670 number Malaysia
1980s 1.20 million number 1.59 million number 384,644 number Malaysia
1990s 1.60 million number 1.90 million number 296,644 number Malaysia
2000s 2.02 million number 2.48 million number 460,456 number Malaysia
2010s 2.63 million number 2.86 million number 224,697 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Ghana or Malaysia?
Ghana, at 2.88 million number against 2.83 million number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Ghana and Malaysia?
49,980 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malaysia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Ghana ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 41st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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