Population of compulsory school age, male in Malaysia

Malaysia: Population of compulsory school age, male was 1.51 million number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
1.51 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
65th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.69 million number
in 2008
All-time low
1.50 million number
in 2018
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Malaysia, 2003–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2003201120192003: 1.6M number2004: 1.6M number2005: 1.6M number2006: 1.7M number2007: 1.7M number2008: 1.7M number2009: 1.7M number2010: 1.7M number2011: 1.7M number2012: 1.6M number2013: 1.6M number2014: 1.6M number2015: 1.5M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.5M number2018: 1.5M number2019: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 1.51 million number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Malaysia peaked at 1.69 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million number, in 2018.

Malaysia ranks 65th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.66 million number 1.61 million number 1.69 million number 7
2010s 1.57 million number 1.50 million number 1.67 million number 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 62 Syria 1.62 million number compare
  2. 63 Kazakhstan 1.55 million number compare
  3. 64 Chile 1.53 million number compare
  4. 66 Dominican Republic 1.47 million number compare
  5. 67 Zimbabwe 1.44 million number compare
  6. 68 Netherlands 1.27 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Malaysia?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Malaysia was 1.51 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 1.69 million number in 2008.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million number in 2018.
How does Malaysia rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Malaysia ranks 65th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

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