Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Malaysia
821,680 number
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
11.94 million number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
26th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 11.94 million number against 821,680 number in Malaysia, a difference of 11.12 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 14.5 times Malaysia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 139 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 Difference Ahead
1990s 770,484 number 21.91 million number 21.14 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 717,922 number 17.54 million number 16.82 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 835,509 number 12.98 million number 12.14 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

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, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 11.94 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 Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
11.12 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Malaysia ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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

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/