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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Malaysia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Malawi

517,077 number

in 2020

Malaysia

483,483 number

in 2020

Malawi rank

49th

Malaysia rank

52nd

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Malawi
Malaysia

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 517,077 number against 483,483 number in Malaysia, a difference of 33,594 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malawi ranks 49th and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	125,785 number	314,698 number	188,914 number	Malaysia
1980s	179,542 number	356,504 number	176,962 number	Malaysia
1990s	240,676 number	443,334 number	202,658 number	Malaysia
2000s	326,239 number	522,199 number	195,960 number	Malaysia
2010s	421,333 number	531,647 number	110,314 number	Malaysia
2020s	517,077 number	483,483 number	33,594 number	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Malawi or Malaysia?: Malawi, at 517,077 number against 483,483 number in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Malawi and Malaysia?: 33,594 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Malawi ranks 49th and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.