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

16 years are reported by both, from 2002 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Malaysia

4.8%

in 2017

Slovakia

4.6%

in 2018

Malaysia rank

60th

Slovakia rank

61st

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

Malaysia
Slovakia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 4.8% against 4.6% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 60th and Slovakia ranks 61st of 149 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.6%	4.7%	0.1%	Slovakia
2010s	4.9%	4.6%	0.3%	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, Malaysia or Slovakia?: Malaysia, at 4.8% against 4.6% in Slovakia as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Malaysia and Slovakia?: 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Slovakia?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Slovakia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Malaysia ranks 60th and Slovakia ranks 61st 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/