What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Italy and Malaysia?

75,550 number, with Malaysia ahead.

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

37 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

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

Italy vs Malaysia: Enrolment in primary education, male

Italy

1.50 million number

in 2018

Malaysia

1.58 million number

in 2017

Italy rank

51st

Malaysia rank

48th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Italy
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.58 million number against 1.50 million number in Italy, a difference of 75,550 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 51st and Malaysia ranks 48th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.54 million number	984,606 number	1.55 million number	Italy
1980s	2.03 million number	1.12 million number	911,244 number	Italy
1990s	1.50 million number	1.40 million number	102,877 number	Italy
2000s	1.45 million number	1.61 million number	164,603 number	Malaysia
2010s	1.47 million number	1.63 million number	158,150 number	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Italy or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 1.58 million number against 1.50 million number in Italy as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Italy and Malaysia?: 75,550 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Italy ranks 51st and Malaysia ranks 48th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary 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 primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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