How many years of comparable data are there for European Union 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.

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

European Union

1.01 million number

in 2019

Malaysia

216,258 number

in 2017

European Union rank

38th

Malaysia rank

36th

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

European Union
Malaysia

How they compare

European Union currently reports 1.01 million number against 216,258 number in Malaysia, a difference of 794,822 number.

That makes European Union's figure about 4.7 times Malaysia's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 45 groups.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.38 million number	598,782 number	1.78 million number	European Union
1990s	985,694 number	174,342 number	811,352 number	European Union
2000s	994,093 number	214,038 number	780,055 number	European Union
2010s	958,701 number	231,694 number	727,007 number	European Union

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, European Union or Malaysia?: European Union, at 1.01 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 European Union and Malaysia?: 794,822 number, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Malaysia?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do European Union and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: European Union ranks 38th 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/