What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Madagascar and Malaysia?

26,190 number, with Malaysia ahead.

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

49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Malaysia: School age population, tertiary education, female

Madagascar

1.35 million number

in 2018

Malaysia

1.37 million number

in 2019

Madagascar rank

43rd

Malaysia rank

41st

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

Madagascar
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.37 million number against 1.35 million number in Madagascar, a difference of 26,190 number.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 43rd 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	Madagascar	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	322,036 number	615,295 number	293,260 number	Malaysia
1980s	457,843 number	782,715 number	324,871 number	Malaysia
1990s	625,372 number	938,225 number	312,852 number	Malaysia
2000s	839,353 number	1.22 million number	376,558 number	Malaysia
2010s	1.18 million number	1.39 million number	211,990 number	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Madagascar or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 1.37 million number against 1.35 million number in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Madagascar and Malaysia?: 26,190 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malaysia?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Madagascar and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?: Madagascar ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 41st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (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, female (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: 21 August 2026

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