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

18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.

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.

Lesotho vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Lesotho

23.9%

in 2016

Malaysia

25.3%

in 2017

Lesotho rank

33rd

Malaysia rank

30th

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

Lesotho
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 25.3% against 23.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 30th of 142 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	32.3%	23.9%	8.4%	Lesotho
2000s	25.9%	20.1%	5.8%	Lesotho
2010s	18.9%	23.6%	4.7%	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, Lesotho or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 25.3% against 23.9% in Lesotho as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Lesotho and Malaysia?: 1.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malaysia?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Lesotho ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 30th of 142 countries.
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/