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

11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

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.

Malawi vs Malaysia: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Malawi

971,976 number

in 2019

Malaysia

821,680 number

in 2017

Malawi rank

23rd

Malaysia rank

26th

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

Malawi
Malaysia

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 971,976 number against 821,680 number in Malaysia, a difference of 150,296 number.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malawi ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 26th of 139 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	466,697 number	770,832 number	304,135 number	Malaysia
2000s	777,336 number	742,364 number	34,971 number	Malawi
2010s	804,868 number	824,227 number	19,359 number	Malaysia

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, Malawi or Malaysia?: Malawi, at 971,976 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 Malawi and Malaysia?: 150,296 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Malawi ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 26th of 139 countries.
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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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: 04 September 2026

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/