Malaysia vs Pacific island small states: School age population, upper secondary education, female

Malaysia
761,796 number
in 2020
Pacific island small states
79,287 number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
42nd
Pacific island small states rank
43rd

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 761,796 number against 79,287 number in Pacific island small states, a difference of 682,509 number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 9.6 times Pacific island small states's.

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

Malaysia ranks 42nd and Pacific island 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 Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 420,813 number 39,159 number 381,654 number Malaysia
1980s 495,741 number 46,050 number 449,691 number Malaysia
1990s 604,318 number 61,177 number 543,141 number Malaysia
2000s 752,069 number 73,185 number 678,884 number Malaysia
2010s 811,905 number 77,338 number 734,567 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Malaysia or Pacific island small states?
Malaysia, at 761,796 number against 79,287 number in Pacific island small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Malaysia and Pacific island small states?
682,509 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pacific island small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Pacific island small states rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Malaysia ranks 42nd and Pacific island 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, female (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, female (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

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