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

10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.

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.

Malaysia vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Malaysia

0.7%

in 2015

Uruguay

0.4%

in 2018

Malaysia rank

121st

Uruguay rank

124th

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

Malaysia
Uruguay

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.7% against 0.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.1 times Uruguay's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 121st and Uruguay ranks 124th of 133 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	21.4%	0.4%	21.1%	Malaysia
2010s	5.5%	0.3%	5.1%	Malaysia

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 Uruguay?: Malaysia, at 0.7% against 0.4% in Uruguay as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Malaysia and Uruguay?: 0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Malaysia and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?: Malaysia ranks 121st and Uruguay ranks 124th 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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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: 04 September 2026

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/