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

Malaysia
88,361 number
in 2017
Other small states
343,344 number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
39th
Other small states rank
40th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Other small states currently reports 343,344 number against 88,361 number in Malaysia, a difference of 254,983 number.

That makes Other small states's figure about 3.9 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 39th and Other small states ranks 40th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s 364,785 number 397,637 number 32,852 number Other small states
1990s 81,595 number 534,309 number 452,714 number Other small states
2000s 86,436 number 437,070 number 350,634 number Other small states
2010s 95,480 number 358,603 number 263,124 number Other 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 Other small states?
Other small states, at 343,344 number against 88,361 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 Other small states?
254,983 number, with Other small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Other small states?
23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Other small states rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Malaysia ranks 39th and Other small states ranks 40th of 148 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 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/