Malaysia vs Senegal: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Malaysia
264,210 number
in 2020
Senegal
251,589 number
in 2020
Malaysia rank
51st
Senegal rank
54th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Malaysia
  • Senegal
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k197019952020

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 264,210 number against 251,589 number in Senegal, a difference of 12,621 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 54th of 202 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 179,000 number 74,758 number 104,242 number Malaysia
1980s 210,757 number 102,502 number 108,255 number Malaysia
1990s 256,162 number 131,784 number 124,378 number Malaysia
2000s 274,060 number 163,273 number 110,787 number Malaysia
2010s 254,551 number 217,393 number 37,159 number Malaysia
2020s 264,210 number 251,589 number 12,621 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Malaysia or Senegal?
Malaysia, at 264,210 number against 251,589 number in Senegal as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Malaysia and Senegal?
12,621 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Senegal?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malaysia and Senegal rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Malaysia ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 54th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/