Malaysia vs Uzbekistan: Share of children who have completed primary school
Malaysia
99.8%
in 2025
Uzbekistan
99.8%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
15th
Uzbekistan rank
18th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Malaysia
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Malaysia ranks 15th and Uzbekistan ranks 18th of 165 countries.
Uzbekistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.3% | 99.6% | 21.4% | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 87.4% | 99.7% | 12.3% | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 99.7% | 3.3% | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.8% | 0.7% | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.8% | 0.1% | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Malaysia or Uzbekistan?
- Malaysia, at 99.8% against 99.8% in Uzbekistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Malaysia and Uzbekistan?
- 0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uzbekistan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Uzbekistan rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Malaysia ranks 15th and Uzbekistan ranks 18th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.