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

19 years are reported by both, from 1999 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 Türkiye: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Malaysia

4.8%

in 2017

Türkiye

5.6%

in 2018

Malaysia rank

60th

Türkiye rank

58th

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

Malaysia
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 5.6% against 4.8% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Türkiye ahead.

Malaysia ranks 60th and Türkiye ranks 58th of 149 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.0%	11.1%	7.1%	Türkiye
2000s	4.5%	4.0%	0.5%	Malaysia
2010s	4.9%	5.3%	0.4%	Türkiye

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 Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 5.6% against 4.8% in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Malaysia and Türkiye?: 0.8%, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Türkiye?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Türkiye rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Malaysia ranks 60th and Türkiye ranks 58th 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/