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, male (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

491,046 number

in 2019

Malaysia

477,540 number

in 2017

Malawi rank

22nd

Malaysia rank

23rd

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

Malawi
Malaysia

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 491,046 number against 477,540 number in Malaysia, a difference of 13,506 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malawi ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 136 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	165,103 number	420,052 number	254,949 number	Malaysia
2000s	368,373 number	438,202 number	69,829 number	Malaysia
2010s	407,734 number	474,588 number	66,854 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 491,046 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 Malawi and Malaysia?: 13,506 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 22nd 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/