Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted

Malaysia
1.84 GPIA
in 2014
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.37 GPIA
in 2018
Malaysia rank
4th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
2nd

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted over time

  • Malaysia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.511.52197019942018

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.84 GPIA against 1.37 GPIA in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.47 GPIA.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Malaysia ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 165 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.38 GPIA 1.56 GPIA 0.1871 GPIA Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 1.11 GPIA 1.46 GPIA 0.3538 GPIA Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 0.7855 GPIA 1.47 GPIA 0.6819 GPIA Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 1.02 GPIA 1.44 GPIA 0.4214 GPIA Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Malaysia, at 1.84 GPIA against 1.37 GPIA in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2014.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.47 GPIA, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
Malaysia ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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 of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,055 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/