How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Upper middle income?

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 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, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Malaysia

22.1%

in 2017

Upper middle income

11.7%

in 2019

Malaysia rank

33rd

Upper middle income rank

32nd

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

Malaysia
Upper middle income

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 22.1% against 11.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.4%.

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 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 138 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	21.0%	28.0%	7.0%	Upper middle income
2000s	16.9%	22.0%	5.0%	Upper middle income
2010s	20.9%	13.7%	7.2%	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 Upper middle income?: Malaysia, at 22.1% against 11.7% 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?: 10.4%, 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 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 32nd 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,097 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/