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

58,000 number, with Zambia ahead.

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

31 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Malaysia vs Zambia: Enrolment in primary education, male

Malaysia

1.58 million number

in 2017

Zambia

1.63 million number

in 2017

Malaysia rank

48th

Zambia rank

47th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Malaysia
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.63 million number against 1.58 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 58,000 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 47th of 202 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	940,070 number	430,842 number	509,228 number	Malaysia
1980s	1.10 million number	640,190 number	455,623 number	Malaysia
1990s	1.46 million number	797,897 number	661,883 number	Malaysia
2000s	1.62 million number	1.19 million number	422,974 number	Malaysia
2010s	1.63 million number	1.57 million number	62,268 number	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Malaysia or Zambia?: Zambia, at 1.63 million number against 1.58 million number in Malaysia as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Malaysia and Zambia?: 58,000 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zambia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Zambia rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Malaysia ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 47th 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.