Colombia vs Malaysia: Population by level of education

Colombia
20.28 million people
in 2100
Malaysia
21.54 million people
in 2100
Colombia rank
36th
Malaysia rank
34th

Population by level of education over time

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

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 21.54 million people against 20.28 million people in Colombia, a difference of 1.26 million people.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 104,050 people 72,700 people 31,350 people Colombia
1960s 231,500 people 96,500 people 135,000 people Colombia
1970s 577,050 people 180,950 people 396,100 people Colombia
1980s 1.27 million people 423,050 people 842,050 people Colombia
1990s 2.24 million people 926,200 people 1.32 million people Colombia
2000s 3.58 million people 1.91 million people 1.68 million people Colombia
2010s 5.47 million people 3.68 million people 1.79 million people Colombia
2020s 8.15 million people 5.59 million people 2.56 million people Colombia
2030s 10.57 million people 7.73 million people 2.84 million people Colombia
2040s 12.85 million people 10.10 million people 2.75 million people Colombia
2050s 14.92 million people 12.49 million people 2.43 million people Colombia
2060s 16.69 million people 14.87 million people 1.81 million people Colombia
2070s 18.11 million people 17.10 million people 1.01 million people Colombia
2080s 19.15 million people 19.00 million people 152,150 people Colombia
2090s 19.86 million people 20.56 million people 708,100 people Malaysia
2100s 20.28 million people 21.54 million people 1.26 million people Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Colombia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 21.54 million people against 20.28 million people in Colombia as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Colombia and Malaysia?
1.26 million people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Colombia and Malaysia rank globally for population by level of education?
Colombia ranks 36th 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.