How many years of comparable data are there for Korea 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Korea

220,189 number

in 2020

Malaysia

234,939 number

in 2020

Korea rank

54th

Malaysia rank

52nd

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Korea
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 234,939 number against 220,189 number in Korea, a difference of 14,750 number.

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

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

Korea ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	439,167 number	154,714 number	284,453 number	Korea
1980s	423,005 number	173,980 number	249,025 number	Korea
1990s	359,284 number	216,597 number	142,687 number	Korea
2000s	311,712 number	254,173 number	57,539 number	Korea
2010s	250,974 number	257,791 number	6,817 number	Malaysia
2020s	220,189 number	234,939 number	14,750 number	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Korea or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 234,939 number against 220,189 number in Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Korea and Malaysia?: 14,750 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malaysia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Korea and Malaysia rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Korea ranks 54th 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, female (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, female (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

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