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

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.

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

Malaysia

127,897 number

in 2017

OECD members

1.70 million number

in 2019

Malaysia rank

33rd

OECD members rank

32nd

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

Malaysia
OECD members

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 1.70 million number against 127,897 number in Malaysia, a difference of 1.57 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 13.3 times Malaysia's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 33rd and OECD members ranks 32nd of 148 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1970s	233,997 number	8.33 million number	8.10 million number	OECD members
1990s	92,747 number	3.14 million number	3.05 million number	OECD members
2000s	127,602 number	2.01 million number	1.88 million number	OECD members
2010s	136,214 number	1.86 million number	1.72 million number	OECD members

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 OECD members?: OECD members, at 1.70 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 Malaysia and OECD members?: 1.57 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and OECD members?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Malaysia ranks 33rd and OECD members ranks 32nd 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/