Latin America & Caribbean vs Malaysia: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Latin America & Caribbean
10.43 million number
in 2019
Malaysia
821,680 number
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th
Malaysia rank
26th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Malaysia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019942019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 10.43 million number against 821,680 number in Malaysia, a difference of 9.61 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 12.7 times Malaysia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 16.10 million number 770,484 number 15.33 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 13.53 million number 717,922 number 12.81 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 11.70 million number 835,509 number 10.86 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Latin America & Caribbean or Malaysia?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 10.43 million number against 821,680 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia?
9.61 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 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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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/