How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Philippines?

12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Philippines: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Malaysia

811,299 number

in 2017

Philippines

842,615 number

in 2015

Malaysia rank

25th

Philippines rank

24th

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both over time

Malaysia
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 842,615 number against 811,299 number in Malaysia, a difference of 31,316 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Philippines ahead.

Malaysia ranks 25th and Philippines ranks 24th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	661,256 number	1.65 million number	990,244 number	Philippines
2000s	614,374 number	1.04 million number	425,516 number	Philippines
2010s	832,644 number	805,745 number	26,899 number	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both, Malaysia or Philippines?: Philippines, at 842,615 number against 811,299 number in Malaysia as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Malaysia and Philippines?: 31,316 number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Philippines?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.
How do Malaysia and Philippines rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: Malaysia ranks 25th and Philippines ranks 24th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/