What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malaysia?

1.10 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malaysia?

23 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Malaysia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

1.32 million number

in 2019

Malaysia

216,258 number

in 2017

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank

37th

Malaysia rank

36th

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

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Malaysia

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.32 million number against 216,258 number in Malaysia, a difference of 1.10 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.10 million number	598,782 number	3.50 million number	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s	3.96 million number	174,342 number	3.78 million number	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s	2.24 million number	214,038 number	2.02 million number	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s	1.62 million number	231,694 number	1.39 million number	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Malaysia?: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.32 million 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malaysia?: 1.10 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malaysia?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 45 groups.
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/