Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
22.7%
in 2019
Malaysia
41.2%
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st
Malaysia rank
33rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 41.2% against 22.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 18.5%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.1% | 48.5% | 15.4% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 37.5% | 6.5% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 39.8% | 14.2% | Malaysia |
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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 41.2% against 22.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2017.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
- 18.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.