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

18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.

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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Lesotho

15.3%

in 2016

Malaysia

15.1%

in 2017

Lesotho rank

33rd

Malaysia rank

34th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

Lesotho
Malaysia

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 15.3% against 15.1% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 34th of 136 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43.7%	14.4%	29.3%	Lesotho
2000s	23.6%	13.1%	10.6%	Lesotho
2010s	15.6%	14.5%	1.2%	Lesotho

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?: Lesotho, at 15.3% against 15.1% in Malaysia as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Lesotho and Malaysia?: 0.2%, with Lesotho 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 33rd and Malaysia ranks 34th of 136 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, male (%). 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,045 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/