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

5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.

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.

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

Egypt

218,514 number

in 2019

Malaysia

216,258 number

in 2017

Egypt rank

35th

Malaysia rank

36th

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

Egypt
Malaysia

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 218,514 number against 216,258 number in Malaysia, a difference of 2,256 number.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.44 million number	109,211 number	1.33 million number	Egypt
2010s	412,005 number	206,354 number	205,652 number	Egypt

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, Egypt or Malaysia?: Egypt, at 218,514 number against 216,258 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Egypt and Malaysia?: 2,256 number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Egypt ranks 35th 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/