Afghanistan vs Malaysia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Afghanistan
1.09 million number
in 2019
Malaysia
1.03 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
67th
Malaysia rank
69th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.09 million number against 1.03 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 55,940 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 67th and Malaysia ranks 69th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 654,455 number 1.05 million number 390,590 number Malaysia
2000s 828,192 number 1.06 million number 234,566 number Malaysia
2010s 1.05 million number 988,902 number 56,976 number Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Malaysia?
Afghanistan, at 1.09 million number against 1.03 million number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Malaysia?
55,940 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malaysia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 67th and Malaysia ranks 69th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/