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, male (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

235,450 number

in 2020

Malaysia

248,544 number

in 2020

Korea rank

53rd

Malaysia rank

52nd

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Korea
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 248,544 number against 235,450 number in Korea, a difference of 13,094 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 53rd 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	462,184 number	159,985 number	302,199 number	Korea
1980s	450,403 number	182,523 number	267,880 number	Korea
1990s	385,687 number	226,737 number	158,950 number	Korea
2000s	353,444 number	268,026 number	85,418 number	Korea
2010s	272,464 number	273,856 number	1,392 number	Malaysia
2020s	235,450 number	248,544 number	13,094 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 248,544 number against 235,450 number in Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Korea and Malaysia?: 13,094 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 53rd 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, male (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, male (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

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