How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malaysia?

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Malaysia: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male

East Asia & Pacific

16.07 million number

in 2019

Malaysia

467,159 number

in 2017

East Asia & Pacific rank

20th

Malaysia rank

22nd

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

East Asia & Pacific
Malaysia

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 16.07 million number against 467,159 number in Malaysia, a difference of 15.60 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 34.4 times Malaysia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	30.46 million number	375,946 number	30.08 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	28.27 million number	366,204 number	27.91 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	16.96 million number	456,253 number	16.51 million number	East Asia & Pacific

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, male, East Asia & Pacific or Malaysia?: East Asia & Pacific, at 16.07 million number against 467,159 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male between East Asia & Pacific and Malaysia?: 15.60 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malaysia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,212 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/