Malaysia vs United Arab Emirates: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Malaysia
0.7%
in 2015
United Arab Emirates
0.8%
in 2017
Malaysia rank
121st
United Arab Emirates rank
118th

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

  • Malaysia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Malaysia ranks 121st and United Arab Emirates ranks 118th of 133 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 14.4% 29.0% 14.6% United Arab Emirates
2000s 22.7% 12.8% 9.9% Malaysia
2010s 8.4% 11.1% 2.8% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Malaysia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Malaysia as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?
0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?
11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Malaysia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Malaysia ranks 121st and United Arab Emirates ranks 118th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/