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

Lesotho
38.4%
in 2016
Malaysia
41.2%
in 2017
Lesotho rank
35th
Malaysia rank
33rd

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

  • Lesotho
  • Malaysia
020406080197319952017

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 41.2% against 38.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 142 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 43.7% 48.5% 4.8% Malaysia
2000s 41.8% 37.5% 4.3% Lesotho
2010s 35.9% 39.6% 3.7% 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, Lesotho or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 41.2% against 38.4% in Lesotho as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Lesotho and Malaysia?
2.8%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malaysia?
18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Lesotho ranks 35th 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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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.