How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?

8 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs South Africa: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female

Malaysia

255,779 number

in 2017

South Africa

283,002 number

in 2018

Malaysia rank

31st

South Africa rank

28th

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female over time

Malaysia
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 283,002 number against 255,779 number in Malaysia, a difference of 27,223 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.

Malaysia ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 28th of 143 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	260,420 number	432,502 number	172,082 number	South Africa
2000s	189,368 number	439,172 number	249,804 number	South Africa
2010s	255,779 number	106,290 number	149,489 number	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female, Malaysia or South Africa?: South Africa, at 283,002 number against 255,779 number in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female between Malaysia and South Africa?: 27,223 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?: Malaysia ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 28th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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