Caribbean Small States vs Malaysia: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Caribbean Small States
255,581 number
in 2019
Malaysia
1.57 million number
in 2020
Caribbean Small States rank
44th
Malaysia rank
42nd

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.57 million number against 255,581 number in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 1.32 million number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 6.2 times Caribbean Small States's.

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

Caribbean Small States ranks 44th and Malaysia ranks 42nd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 344,366 number 841,185 number 496,819 number Malaysia
1980s 391,814 number 1.01 million number 622,540 number Malaysia
1990s 350,630 number 1.23 million number 878,799 number Malaysia
2000s 272,155 number 1.54 million number 1.27 million number Malaysia
2010s 271,241 number 1.67 million number 1.40 million number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Caribbean Small States or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.57 million number against 255,581 number in Caribbean Small States as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Caribbean Small States and Malaysia?
1.32 million number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Malaysia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Caribbean Small States and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Caribbean Small States ranks 44th and Malaysia ranks 42nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.