Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 6.71 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 Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

6.11 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?

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.

Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Malaysia

605,422 number

in 2017

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

6.71 million number

in 2019

Malaysia rank

24th

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank

26th

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

Malaysia
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 6.71 million number against 605,422 number in Malaysia, a difference of 6.11 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 11.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 147 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	592,856 number	9.70 million number	9.10 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s	503,884 number	9.10 million number	8.60 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s	601,573 number	7.37 million number	6.77 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

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, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 6.71 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 Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: 6.11 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Malaysia ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 147 countries.
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: 18 September 2026

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