Malaysia vs Other small states: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Malaysia
1.57 million number
in 2020
Other small states
1.39 million number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
42nd
Other small states rank
43rd

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

  • Malaysia
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.57 million number against 1.39 million number in Other small states, a difference of 177,880 number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Other small states's.

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

Malaysia ranks 42nd and Other small states ranks 43rd of 205 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 841,185 number 663,078 number 178,107 number Malaysia
1980s 1.01 million number 785,970 number 228,384 number Malaysia
1990s 1.23 million number 982,966 number 246,463 number Malaysia
2000s 1.54 million number 1.19 million number 352,402 number Malaysia
2010s 1.67 million number 1.34 million number 336,110 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, Malaysia or Other small states?
Malaysia, at 1.57 million number against 1.39 million number in Other small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Malaysia and Other small states?
177,880 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, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 42nd and Other small states ranks 43rd of 205 countries.
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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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.