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

20 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Cuba

4.1%

in 2019

Malaysia

4.1%

in 2017

Cuba rank

65th

Malaysia rank

66th

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

Cuba
Malaysia

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 4.1% against 4.1% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malaysia ahead.

Cuba ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 66th of 148 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13.4%	25.2%	11.8%	Malaysia
1990s	1.8%	4.1%	2.4%	Malaysia
2000s	2.3%	3.7%	1.4%	Malaysia
2010s	3.5%	4.2%	0.7%	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Cuba or Malaysia?: Cuba, at 4.1% against 4.1% in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Cuba and Malaysia?: 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Cuba ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 66th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/