Malaysia vs Small states: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Malaysia
2.83 million number
in 2019
Small states
3.36 million number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
41st
Small states rank
40th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Malaysia
  • Small states
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How they compare

Small states currently reports 3.36 million number against 2.83 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 530,060 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 41st and Small states ranks 40th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 1.21 million number 1.67 million number 459,804 number Small states
1980s 1.59 million number 2.12 million number 534,747 number Small states
1990s 1.90 million number 2.45 million number 549,979 number Small states
2000s 2.48 million number 2.96 million number 478,539 number Small states
2010s 2.86 million number 3.37 million number 511,653 number Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Malaysia or Small states?
Small states, at 3.36 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 Malaysia and Small states?
530,060 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Small states rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 41st and Small states ranks 40th 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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About this data

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.