What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?

0.4%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Lao People's Democratic Republic

41.6%

in 2019

Malaysia

41.2%

in 2017

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

30th

Malaysia rank

33rd

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Malaysia

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 41.6% against 41.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 142 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	44.5%	48.5%	4.0%	Malaysia
2000s	43.5%	37.5%	6.1%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	42.9%	39.8%	3.0%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Malaysia?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 41.6% against 41.2% in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?: 0.4%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 30th 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.