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

15 years are reported by both, from 2000 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

El Salvador

25.0%

in 2018

Malaysia

28.2%

in 2017

El Salvador rank

32nd

Malaysia rank

30th

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

El Salvador
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 28.2% against 25.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 30th of 138 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	El Salvador	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	22.0%	24.2%	2.2%	Malaysia
2010s	18.3%	26.6%	8.3%	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, El Salvador or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 28.2% against 25.0% in El Salvador as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between El Salvador and Malaysia?: 3.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: El Salvador ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 30th of 138 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,095 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/