Malaysia vs Post-demographic dividend: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Malaysia
216,258 number
in 2017
Post-demographic dividend
1.94 million number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
36th
Post-demographic dividend rank
35th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 1.94 million number against 216,258 number in Malaysia, a difference of 1.73 million number.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 9.0 times Malaysia's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 36th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 35th of 149 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 598,782 number 13.08 million number 12.49 million number Post-demographic dividend
1990s 174,342 number 4.13 million number 3.96 million number Post-demographic dividend
2000s 214,038 number 2.81 million number 2.60 million number Post-demographic dividend
2010s 231,694 number 2.32 million number 2.09 million number Post-demographic dividend

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, Malaysia or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 1.94 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 Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend?
1.73 million number, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend?
23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Malaysia ranks 36th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 35th 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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About this data

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

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/