How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean 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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Latin America & Caribbean

13.4%

in 2019

Malaysia

25.3%

in 2017

Latin America & Caribbean rank

30th

Malaysia rank

30th

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

Latin America & Caribbean
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 25.3% against 13.4% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 11.9%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 30th of 43 groups.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20.2%	23.9%	3.7%	Malaysia
2000s	17.4%	20.1%	2.7%	Malaysia
2010s	14.5%	23.8%	9.3%	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, Latin America & Caribbean or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 25.3% against 13.4% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia?: 11.9%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th 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/