What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?

16.04 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malaysia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

16.65 million number

in 2019

Malaysia

605,422 number

in 2017

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

23rd

Malaysia rank

24th

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Malaysia

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 16.65 million number against 605,422 number in Malaysia, a difference of 16.04 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 27.5 times Malaysia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 24th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	36.36 million number	596,142 number	35.76 million number	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	36.21 million number	503,884 number	35.70 million number	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	19.69 million number	601,573 number	19.09 million number	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

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, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malaysia?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 16.65 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?: 16.04 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd 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.