East Asia & Pacific vs Malaysia: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

East Asia & Pacific
18.96 million number
in 2019
Malaysia
477,540 number
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific rank
21st
Malaysia rank
23rd

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Malaysia
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019942019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 18.96 million number against 477,540 number in Malaysia, a difference of 18.48 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 39.7 times Malaysia's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 23rd 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 36.89 million number 424,980 number 36.47 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 32.60 million number 422,136 number 32.18 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 20.18 million number 481,673 number 19.69 million number East Asia & Pacific

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, East Asia & Pacific or Malaysia?
East Asia & Pacific, at 18.96 million number against 477,540 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between East Asia & Pacific and Malaysia?
18.48 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 23rd 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 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/