Malaysia vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Malaysia
25.3%
in 2017
Upper middle income
13.2%
in 2019
Malaysia rank
30th
Upper middle income rank
32nd

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

  • Malaysia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 25.3% against 13.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.1%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Malaysia ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 142 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 23.9% 26.0% 2.1% Upper middle income
2000s 20.1% 21.5% 1.5% Upper middle income
2010s 23.8% 14.5% 9.4% 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, Malaysia or Upper middle income?
Malaysia, at 25.3% against 13.2% in Upper middle income as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Malaysia and Upper middle income?
12.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Upper middle income?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Malaysia ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 32nd 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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About this data

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/