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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 6.39 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Malaysia

344,140 number

in 2017

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

6.39 million number

in 2019

Malaysia rank

29th

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

27th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 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 6.39 million number against 344,140 number in Malaysia, a difference of 6.05 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 18.6 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 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 137 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	345,504 number	11.69 million number	11.34 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s	295,786 number	9.32 million number	9.02 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s	353,836 number	6.98 million number	6.63 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 6.39 million number against 344,140 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 (excluding high income)?: 6.05 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Malaysia ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 137 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, 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 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/