Malaysia vs Thailand: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.4% against 1.2% in Thailand, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 108th and Thailand ranks 111th of 132 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 1.9% | 20.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 2.0% | 5.9% | 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 Thailand?
- Malaysia, at 1.4% against 1.2% in Thailand as of 2015.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2014.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Malaysia ranks 108th and Thailand ranks 111th of 132 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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/