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

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.

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

Malaysia

216,258 number

in 2017

Small states

866,252 number

in 2019

Malaysia rank

36th

Small states rank

39th

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

Malaysia
Small states

How they compare

Small states currently reports 866,252 number against 216,258 number in Malaysia, a difference of 649,994 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 4.0 times Malaysia's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Small states has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 36th and Small states ranks 39th of 149 countries.

Small states has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1970s	598,782 number	917,187 number	318,406 number	Small states
1990s	174,342 number	1.21 million number	1.04 million number	Small states
2000s	214,038 number	1.01 million number	800,036 number	Small states
2010s	231,694 number	866,704 number	635,010 number	Small states

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 Small states?: Small states, at 866,252 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 Small states?: 649,994 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Small states?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Small states rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Malaysia ranks 36th and Small states ranks 39th 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/