Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 4.95 million number against 344,140 number in Malaysia as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

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

Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female

Malaysia

344,140 number

in 2017

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

4.95 million number

in 2019

Malaysia rank

25th

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank

27th

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

Malaysia
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 4.95 million number against 344,140 number in Malaysia, a difference of 4.61 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.4 times Malaysia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 138 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	285,310 number	7.87 million number	7.58 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s	256,278 number	7.06 million number	6.81 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s	337,605 number	5.55 million number	5.21 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

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, female, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 4.95 million number against 344,140 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: 4.61 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?: Malaysia ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 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/