Latin America & Caribbean vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Latin America & Caribbean
22.2%
in 2019
Malaysia
41.2%
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean rank
33rd
Malaysia rank
33rd

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 41.2% against 22.2% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 19.0%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

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

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd 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 Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 32.7% 48.5% 15.8% Malaysia
2000s 30.2% 37.5% 7.3% Malaysia
2010s 25.1% 39.8% 14.7% 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 or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 41.2% against 22.2% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia?
19.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd 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

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

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.