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, male (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

151,384 number

in 2018

Malaysia

127,897 number

in 2017

Germany rank

31st

Malaysia rank

33rd

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

Germany
Malaysia

How they compare

Germany currently reports 151,384 number against 127,897 number in Malaysia, a difference of 23,487 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malaysia ahead.

Germany ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 148 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	75,136 number	133,914 number	58,778 number	Malaysia
2010s	131,401 number	136,214 number	4,813 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, Germany or Malaysia?: Germany, at 151,384 number against 127,897 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?: 23,487 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 31st 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/