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

13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.

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

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

Kuwait

5.4%

in 2015

Malaysia

5.5%

in 2017

Kuwait rank

61st

Malaysia rank

60th

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

Kuwait
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 5.5% against 5.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 61st and Malaysia ranks 60th of 148 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	24.5%	16.2%	8.3%	Kuwait
1990s	4.0%	3.8%	0.2%	Kuwait
2000s	6.3%	5.0%	1.4%	Kuwait
2010s	3.9%	5.6%	1.7%	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, Kuwait or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 5.5% against 5.4% in Kuwait as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Kuwait and Malaysia?: 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Kuwait ranks 61st and Malaysia ranks 60th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 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/