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