Malaysia vs Zambia: Children out of school, primary, male

Malaysia
223,142
in 2024
Zambia
263,055
in 2017
Malaysia rank
28th
Zambia rank
25th

Children out of school, primary, male over time

  • Malaysia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 263,055 against 223,142 in Malaysia, a difference of 39,913.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Zambia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 177 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 17,881 73,193 55,312 Zambia
1990s 70,974 245,165 174,191 Zambia
2000s 100,554 181,916 81,362 Zambia
2010s 116,961 149,564 32,603 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Malaysia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 263,055 against 223,142 in Malaysia as of 2017.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between Malaysia and Zambia?
39,913, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zambia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Zambia rank globally for children out of school, primary, male?
Malaysia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th 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, male. 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, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 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.