Malaysia vs Other small states: School age population, tertiary education, female

Malaysia
1.37 million number
in 2019
Other small states
1.19 million number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
41st
Other small states rank
41st

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.37 million number against 1.19 million number in Other small states, a difference of 185,930 number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Other small states's.

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

Malaysia ranks 41st and Other small states ranks 41st of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s 615,295 number 533,474 number 81,821 number Malaysia
1980s 782,715 number 677,287 number 105,427 number Malaysia
1990s 938,225 number 839,003 number 99,222 number Malaysia
2000s 1.22 million number 1.05 million number 162,023 number Malaysia
2010s 1.39 million number 1.19 million number 198,968 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Malaysia or Other small states?
Malaysia, at 1.37 million number against 1.19 million number in Other small states as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Malaysia and Other small states?
185,930 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Other small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Other small states rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Malaysia ranks 41st and Other small states 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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About this data

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

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