How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Malaysia?

18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Malaysia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Arab World

8.48 million number

in 2019

Malaysia

605,422 number

in 2017

Arab World rank

25th

Malaysia rank

24th

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

Arab World
Malaysia

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 8.48 million number against 605,422 number in Malaysia, a difference of 7.88 million number.

That makes Arab World's figure about 14.0 times Malaysia's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Arab World has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 24th of 45 groups.

Arab World has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.22 million number	592,856 number	8.62 million number	Arab World
2000s	9.00 million number	503,884 number	8.49 million number	Arab World
2010s	8.63 million number	601,573 number	8.03 million number	Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Arab World or Malaysia?: Arab World, at 8.48 million number against 605,422 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Arab World and Malaysia?: 7.88 million number, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Malaysia?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Arab World and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Arab World ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 24th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.