Malaysia vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male
Malaysia
41.2%
in 2017
Upper middle income
21.6%
in 2019
Malaysia rank
33rd
Upper middle income rank
34th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time
- Malaysia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 41.2% against 21.6% in Upper middle income, a difference of 19.6%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 142 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5% | 33.6% | 14.9% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 31.8% | 5.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 23.1% | 16.7% | 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, Malaysia or Upper middle income?
- Malaysia, at 41.2% against 21.6% in Upper middle income as of 2017.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Malaysia and Upper middle income?
- 19.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Upper middle income?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Malaysia and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 34th 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.