East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 25.3% against 14.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 30th of 43 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.5% | 23.9% | 7.6% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 20.1% | 5.2% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 23.8% | 7.4% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 25.3% against 14.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2017.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
- 10.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 30th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/