Kenya vs Malaysia: Population by level of education

Kenya
23.07 million people
in 2100
Malaysia
21.54 million people
in 2100
Kenya rank
32nd
Malaysia rank
34th

Population by level of education over time

  • Kenya
  • Malaysia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M195020252100

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 23.07 million people against 21.54 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 1.53 million people.

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

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

Kenya ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 34th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 9,900 people 72,700 people 62,800 people Malaysia
1960s 29,650 people 96,500 people 66,850 people Malaysia
1970s 90,350 people 180,950 people 90,600 people Malaysia
1980s 228,450 people 423,050 people 194,600 people Malaysia
1990s 515,750 people 926,200 people 410,450 people Malaysia
2000s 1.07 million people 1.91 million people 832,000 people Malaysia
2010s 1.54 million people 3.68 million people 2.14 million people Malaysia
2020s 2.38 million people 5.59 million people 3.20 million people Malaysia
2030s 3.81 million people 7.73 million people 3.92 million people Malaysia
2040s 5.74 million people 10.10 million people 4.36 million people Malaysia
2050s 8.17 million people 12.49 million people 4.32 million people Malaysia
2060s 11.07 million people 14.87 million people 3.80 million people Malaysia
2070s 14.29 million people 17.10 million people 2.81 million people Malaysia
2080s 17.64 million people 19.00 million people 1.36 million people Malaysia
2090s 20.82 million people 20.56 million people 256,900 people Kenya
2100s 23.07 million people 21.54 million people 1.53 million people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Kenya or Malaysia?
Kenya, at 23.07 million people against 21.54 million people in Malaysia as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Kenya and Malaysia?
1.53 million people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for population by level of education?
Kenya ranks 32nd 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.