Malaysia vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): School age population, tertiary education, male
Malaysia
1.58 million
in 2025
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
71.60 million
in 2024
Malaysia rank
39th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
40th
School age population, tertiary education, male over time
- Malaysia
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 71.60 million against 1.58 million in Malaysia, a difference of 70.02 million.
That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 45.4 times Malaysia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 39th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 40th of 221 countries.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 568,024 | 62.83 million | 62.26 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 766,584 | 77.68 million | 76.91 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 931,464 | 84.11 million | 83.18 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 1.28 million | 86.00 million | 84.71 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 1.56 million | 82.07 million | 80.51 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 1.60 million | 72.22 million | 70.62 million | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, Malaysia or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 71.60 million against 1.58 million in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, male between Malaysia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 70.02 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 39th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 40th 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