What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Republic of Korea and Malaysia?

13,982 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Malaysia?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Korea vs Malaysia: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male

Republic of Korea

699,339 number

in 2018

Malaysia

685,357 number

in 2019

Republic of Korea rank

48th

Malaysia rank

50th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male over time

Republic of Korea
Malaysia

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 699,339 number against 685,357 number in Malaysia, a difference of 13,982 number.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 48th and Malaysia ranks 50th of 192 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.02 million number	681,990 number	341,011 number	Republic of Korea
2000s	1.04 million number	727,800 number	309,444 number	Republic of Korea
2010s	878,032 number	737,084 number	140,948 number	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, male, Republic of Korea or Malaysia?: Republic of Korea, at 699,339 number against 685,357 number in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Republic of Korea and Malaysia?: 13,982 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Malaysia?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Malaysia rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?: Republic of Korea ranks 48th and Malaysia ranks 50th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.