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

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

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

Malaysia

25.3%

in 2017

Panama

27.8%

in 2017

Malaysia rank

30th

Panama rank

28th

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

Malaysia
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 27.8% against 25.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 2.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Panama ahead.

Malaysia ranks 30th and Panama ranks 28th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24.3%	31.5%	7.2%	Panama
2000s	20.6%	27.5%	6.9%	Panama
2010s	24.0%	23.8%	0.2%	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, Malaysia or Panama?: Panama, at 27.8% against 25.3% in Malaysia as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Malaysia and Panama?: 2.5%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Panama?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Malaysia ranks 30th and Panama ranks 28th 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/