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

14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Cambodia

110,562 number

in 2015

Malaysia

127,897 number

in 2017

Cambodia rank

36th

Malaysia rank

33rd

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

Cambodia
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 127,897 number against 110,562 number in Cambodia, a difference of 17,335 number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 148 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	505,124 number	92,747 number	412,377 number	Cambodia
2000s	295,804 number	130,836 number	164,968 number	Cambodia
2010s	122,581 number	144,311 number	21,730 number	Malaysia

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, Cambodia or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 127,897 number against 110,562 number in Cambodia as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Cambodia and Malaysia?: 17,335 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Malaysia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Cambodia and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Cambodia ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 33rd 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 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/