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

17.23 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific 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 vs Malaysia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific

17.84 million number

in 2019

Malaysia

605,422 number

in 2017

East Asia & Pacific rank

21st

Malaysia rank

24th

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

East Asia & Pacific
Malaysia

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 17.84 million number against 605,422 number in Malaysia, a difference of 17.23 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 29.5 times Malaysia's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 24th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38.75 million number	596,142 number	38.15 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	38.23 million number	503,884 number	37.73 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	21.06 million number	601,573 number	20.46 million number	East Asia & Pacific

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 or Malaysia?: East Asia & Pacific, at 17.84 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 and Malaysia?: 17.23 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malaysia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st 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.