Australia vs Malaysia: Population by level of education

Australia
21.16 million people
in 2100
Malaysia
21.54 million people
in 2100
Australia rank
35th
Malaysia rank
34th

Population by level of education over time

  • Australia
  • Malaysia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M195020252100

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 21.54 million people against 21.16 million people in Australia, a difference of 374,500 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 14 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 158,650 people 72,700 people 85,950 people Australia
1960s 390,100 people 96,500 people 293,600 people Australia
1970s 920,150 people 180,950 people 739,200 people Australia
1980s 1.79 million people 423,050 people 1.37 million people Australia
1990s 2.95 million people 926,200 people 2.03 million people Australia
2000s 4.29 million people 1.91 million people 2.38 million people Australia
2010s 6.27 million people 3.68 million people 2.59 million people Australia
2020s 8.38 million people 5.59 million people 2.79 million people Australia
2030s 10.38 million people 7.73 million people 2.65 million people Australia
2040s 12.42 million people 10.10 million people 2.32 million people Australia
2050s 14.31 million people 12.49 million people 1.82 million people Australia
2060s 16.15 million people 14.87 million people 1.28 million people Australia
2070s 17.92 million people 17.10 million people 821,900 people Australia
2080s 19.41 million people 19.00 million people 416,400 people Australia
2090s 20.51 million people 20.56 million people 49,400 people Malaysia
2100s 21.16 million people 21.54 million people 374,500 people Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Australia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 21.54 million people against 21.16 million people in Australia as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Australia and Malaysia?
374,500 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for population by level of education?
Australia ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.