Which has higher children out of school, Malaysia or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 13.3% against 12.0% in Malaysia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Puerto Rico?

10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Puerto Rico: Children out of school

Malaysia

12.0%

in 2024

Puerto Rico

13.3%

in 2024

Malaysia rank

43rd

Puerto Rico rank

40th

Children out of school over time

Malaysia
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 13.3% against 12.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Malaysia ranks 43rd and Puerto Rico ranks 40th of 196 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
2010s	6.4%	8.0%	1.6%	Puerto Rico
2020s	10.6%	13.1%	2.6%	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, Malaysia or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 13.3% against 12.0% in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school between Malaysia and Puerto Rico?: 1.3%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Puerto Rico?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Puerto Rico rank globally for children out of school?: Malaysia ranks 43rd and Puerto Rico ranks 40th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Children out of school (% of primary school age)
Unit: % of primary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 4,722 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.