What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male between Malaysia and South Africa?

35,164 number, with Malaysia ahead.

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, male (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, male

Malaysia

349,643 number

in 2017

South Africa

314,479 number

in 2018

Malaysia rank

23rd

South Africa rank

25th

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

Malaysia
South Africa

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 349,643 number against 314,479 number in South Africa, a difference of 35,164 number.

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

Across all 8 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 25th of 142 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	332,436 number	453,725 number	121,289 number	South Africa
2000s	272,886 number	449,430 number	176,544 number	South Africa
2010s	349,643 number	379,907 number	30,264 number	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male, Malaysia or South Africa?: Malaysia, at 349,643 number against 314,479 number in South Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male between Malaysia and South Africa?: 35,164 number, with Malaysia 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, male?: Malaysia ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 25th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 3,012 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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