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

8 years are reported by both, from 2009 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Iran

467,517 number

in 2017

Malaysia

477,540 number

in 2017

Iran rank

24th

Malaysia rank

23rd

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

Iran
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 477,540 number against 467,517 number in Iran, a difference of 10,023 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 136 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	892,632 number	526,635 number	365,997 number	Iran
2010s	631,158 number	481,673 number	149,486 number	Iran

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, Iran or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 477,540 number against 467,517 number in Iran as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Iran and Malaysia?: 10,023 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Malaysia?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Iran and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Iran ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 136 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, male (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, 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: 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/