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

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.

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

Malaysia

483,483 number

in 2020

Spain

501,633 number

in 2020

Malaysia rank

52nd

Spain rank

51st

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Malaysia
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 501,633 number against 483,483 number in Malaysia, a difference of 18,150 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Malaysia ranks 52nd and Spain ranks 51st of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	314,698 number	644,121 number	329,423 number	Spain
1980s	356,504 number	662,496 number	305,993 number	Spain
1990s	443,334 number	540,562 number	97,228 number	Spain
2000s	522,199 number	426,366 number	95,833 number	Malaysia
2010s	531,647 number	447,712 number	83,935 number	Malaysia
2020s	483,483 number	501,633 number	18,150 number	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Malaysia or Spain?: Spain, at 501,633 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 Malaysia and Spain?: 18,150 number, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Malaysia ranks 52nd and Spain ranks 51st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malaysia vs Spain: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-both-sexes-number/malaysia/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-both-sexes-number/malaysia/spain/">Malaysia vs Spain: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.