Lesotho vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Lesotho
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 11.6% against 10.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 48th and Malaysia ranks 47th of 137 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.0% | 12.2% | 22.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 9.6% | 8.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 11.3% | 0.5% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Lesotho or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 11.6% against 10.8% in Lesotho as of 2017.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Lesotho and Malaysia?
- 0.8%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malaysia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
- How do Lesotho and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Lesotho ranks 48th and Malaysia ranks 47th of 137 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/