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

16 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

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

Germany

234,615 number

in 2018

Malaysia

216,258 number

in 2017

Germany rank

33rd

Malaysia rank

36th

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

Germany
Malaysia

How they compare

Germany currently reports 234,615 number against 216,258 number in Malaysia, a difference of 18,357 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malaysia ahead.

Germany ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 36th of 149 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	154,361 number	223,195 number	68,834 number	Malaysia
2010s	237,560 number	231,694 number	5,866 number	Germany

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, Germany or Malaysia?: Germany, at 234,615 number against 216,258 number in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Germany and Malaysia?: 18,357 number, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Malaysia?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Germany and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Germany ranks 33rd 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/