How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Yemen?

45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.

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.

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

Malaysia

2.83 million number

in 2019

Yemen

2.88 million number

in 2014

Malaysia rank

41st

Yemen rank

39th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Malaysia
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 2.88 million number against 2.83 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 48,820 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 39th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.21 million number	579,612 number	631,688 number	Malaysia
1980s	1.59 million number	820,297 number	768,094 number	Malaysia
1990s	1.90 million number	1.24 million number	661,870 number	Malaysia
2000s	2.48 million number	1.99 million number	497,801 number	Malaysia
2010s	2.86 million number	2.72 million number	143,030 number	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Malaysia or Yemen?: Yemen, at 2.88 million number against 2.83 million number in Malaysia as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Malaysia and Yemen?: 48,820 number, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Yemen?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Malaysia and Yemen rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Malaysia ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 39th 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: 04 September 2026

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