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

Malaysia
1.03 million number
in 2020
Nepal
1.10 million number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
69th
Nepal rank
66th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1.10 million number against 1.03 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 64,370 number.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 69th and Nepal ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 1.05 million number 2.03 million number 985,870 number Nepal
2000s 1.06 million number 1.60 million number 533,779 number Nepal
2010s 988,902 number 1.16 million number 168,518 number Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Malaysia or Nepal?
Nepal, at 1.10 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 Malaysia and Nepal?
64,370 number, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nepal?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Nepal rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 69th and Nepal ranks 66th 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/