Malaysia vs UNICEF: Africa: School age population, tertiary education, male
Malaysia
1.58 million
in 2025
UNICEF: Africa
70.10 million
in 2024
Malaysia rank
39th
UNICEF: Africa rank
42nd
School age population, tertiary education, male over time
- Malaysia
- UNICEF: Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Africa currently reports 70.10 million against 1.58 million in Malaysia, a difference of 68.52 million.
That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 44.4 times Malaysia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 39th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 42nd of 221 countries.
UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | UNICEF: Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 568,024 | 18.84 million | 18.27 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 1980s | 766,584 | 25.24 million | 24.48 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 1990s | 931,464 | 34.04 million | 33.11 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2000s | 1.28 million | 45.20 million | 43.92 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2010s | 1.56 million | 56.47 million | 54.91 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2020s | 1.60 million | 67.34 million | 65.73 million | UNICEF: Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, Malaysia or UNICEF: Africa?
- UNICEF: Africa, at 70.10 million against 1.58 million in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, male between Malaysia and UNICEF: Africa?
- 68.52 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and UNICEF: Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 39th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 42nd of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release