What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia?

1.89 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia?

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Malaysia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

2.02 million number

in 2019

Malaysia

127,897 number

in 2017

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank

31st

Malaysia rank

33rd

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Malaysia

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 2.02 million number against 127,897 number in Malaysia, a difference of 1.89 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.8 times Malaysia's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.47 million number	233,997 number	4.23 million number	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s	2.93 million number	92,747 number	2.84 million number	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s	2.23 million number	127,602 number	2.10 million number	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s	2.11 million number	136,214 number	1.97 million number	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Malaysia?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 2.02 million number against 127,897 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia?: 1.89 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
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/