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

Lesotho
13.1%
in 2016
Malaysia
13.4%
in 2017
Lesotho rank
41st
Malaysia rank
38th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 13.4% against 13.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 41st and Malaysia ranks 38th of 139 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 39.3% 13.3% 26.0% Lesotho
2000s 21.1% 11.4% 9.7% Lesotho
2010s 13.2% 13.0% 0.3% 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?
Malaysia, at 13.4% against 13.1% 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?
0.3%, 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 41st and Malaysia ranks 38th of 139 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,144 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/