How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malaysia?

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

East Asia & Pacific

14.5%

in 2019

Malaysia

25.3%

in 2017

East Asia & Pacific rank

28th

Malaysia rank

30th

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

East Asia & Pacific
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 25.3% against 14.5% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 10.8%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 30th of 43 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	30.6%	23.9%	6.8%	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	24.7%	20.1%	4.7%	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	16.1%	23.8%	7.7%	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 or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 25.3% against 14.5% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between East Asia & Pacific and Malaysia?: 10.8%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malaysia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 28th 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: 04 September 2026

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/