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

14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Malaysia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Cambodia

202,107 number

in 2015

Malaysia

216,258 number

in 2017

Cambodia rank

39th

Malaysia rank

36th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Cambodia
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 216,258 number against 202,107 number in Cambodia, a difference of 14,151 number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 39th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.16 million number	174,342 number	981,323 number	Cambodia
2000s	641,986 number	193,463 number	448,523 number	Cambodia
2010s	267,923 number	246,651 number	21,272 number	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Cambodia or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 216,258 number against 202,107 number in Cambodia as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Cambodia and Malaysia?: 14,151 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Malaysia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Cambodia and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Cambodia ranks 39th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/