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, male (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

259,641 number

in 2020

Malaysia

248,544 number

in 2020

Malawi rank

50th

Malaysia rank

52nd

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Malawi
Malaysia

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 259,641 number against 248,544 number in Malaysia, a difference of 11,097 number.

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

Malawi ranks 50th 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	63,773 number	159,985 number	96,212 number	Malaysia
1980s	90,533 number	182,523 number	91,990 number	Malaysia
1990s	119,990 number	226,737 number	106,747 number	Malaysia
2000s	161,988 number	268,026 number	106,038 number	Malaysia
2010s	210,797 number	273,856 number	63,058 number	Malaysia
2020s	259,641 number	248,544 number	11,097 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 259,641 number against 248,544 number in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Malawi and Malaysia?: 11,097 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 50th 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.