East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
14.8%
in 2019
Malaysia
25.3%
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
27th
Malaysia rank
30th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Malaysia
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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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/