Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Malaysia or Small states?

Small states, at 3.48 million against 2.64 million in Malaysia as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Malaysia and Small states?

842,090, with Small states ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Small states?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Small states: Secondary education, pupils

Malaysia

2.64 million

in 2024

Small states

3.48 million

in 2024

Malaysia rank

45th

Small states rank

41st

Secondary education, pupils over time

Malaysia
Small states

How they compare

Small states currently reports 3.48 million against 2.64 million in Malaysia, a difference of 842,090.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Small states ahead.

Malaysia ranks 45th and Small states ranks 41st of 206 countries.

Small states has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1970s	870,149	1.15 million	279,927	Small states
1980s	1.29 million	1.44 million	146,905	Small states
1990s	1.72 million	1.89 million	166,856	Small states
2000s	2.44 million	2.46 million	17,172	Small states
2010s	2.71 million	2.95 million	241,613	Small states
2020s	2.59 million	3.35 million	756,076	Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Malaysia or Small states?: Small states, at 3.48 million against 2.64 million in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Malaysia and Small states?: 842,090, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Small states?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Small states rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Malaysia ranks 45th and Small states ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.