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

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2009.

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

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

Aruba

4.4%

in 2009

Malaysia

4.8%

in 2017

Aruba rank

63rd

Malaysia rank

60th

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

Aruba
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 4.8% against 4.4% in Aruba, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Aruba's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malaysia ahead.

Aruba ranks 63rd and Malaysia ranks 60th of 149 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Aruba	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.4%	4.0%	2.6%	Malaysia
2000s	2.8%	4.4%	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, Aruba or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 4.8% against 4.4% in Aruba as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Aruba and Malaysia?: 0.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Malaysia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2009.
How do Aruba and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Aruba ranks 63rd and Malaysia ranks 60th of 149 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 4,615 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/