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
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
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.