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

9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Bangladesh

40.7%

in 2018

Malaysia

41.2%

in 2017

Bangladesh rank

34th

Malaysia rank

33rd

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time

Bangladesh
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 41.2% against 40.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 34th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 142 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	63.7%	48.0%	15.7%	Bangladesh
2000s	65.5%	35.8%	29.6%	Bangladesh
2010s	55.1%	40.0%	15.1%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male, Bangladesh or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 41.2% against 40.7% in Bangladesh as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Bangladesh and Malaysia?: 0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Bangladesh and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?: Bangladesh ranks 34th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.