Malaysia vs Pacific island small states: School age population, tertiary education, male

Malaysia
1.46 million number
in 2019
Pacific island small states
106,014 number
in 2017
Malaysia rank
40th
Pacific island small states rank
45th

School age population, tertiary education, male over time

  • Malaysia
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.46 million number against 106,014 number in Pacific island small states, a difference of 1.35 million number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 13.7 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 40th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 596,005 number 64,109 number 531,896 number Malaysia
1980s 805,678 number 80,717 number 724,960 number Malaysia
1990s 960,913 number 90,200 number 870,713 number Malaysia
2000s 1.27 million number 102,532 number 1.16 million number Malaysia
2010s 1.47 million number 105,824 number 1.36 million number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, Malaysia or Pacific island small states?
Malaysia, at 1.46 million number against 106,014 number in Pacific island small states as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, male between Malaysia and Pacific island small states?
1.35 million number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pacific island small states?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Pacific island small states rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, male?
Malaysia ranks 40th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 203 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

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, male (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

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