Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Children out of school, primary, female

Bangladesh
189,119
in 2018
Malaysia
181,582
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
30th
Malaysia rank
31st

Children out of school, primary, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 189,119 against 181,582 in Malaysia, a difference of 7,537.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 31st of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 3.27 million 105,760 3.17 million Bangladesh
2000s 678,439 39,212 639,227 Bangladesh
2010s 412,411 86,491 325,920 Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, female, Bangladesh or Malaysia?
Bangladesh, at 189,119 against 181,582 in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, female between Bangladesh and Malaysia?
7,537, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Malaysia rank globally for children out of school, primary, female?
Bangladesh ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 31st of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, female. 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, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.