Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Liberia or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 181,582 girls against 157,569 girls in Liberia as of 2024.

What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Liberia and Malaysia?

24,013 girls, with Malaysia ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Liberia vs Malaysia: Girls and boys who are out of school

Liberia

157,569 girls

in 2022

Malaysia

181,582 girls

in 2024

Liberia rank

34th

Malaysia rank

31st

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Liberia
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 181,582 girls against 157,569 girls in Liberia, a difference of 24,013 girls.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 34th and Malaysia ranks 31st of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	135,529 girls	37,854 girls	97,675 girls	Liberia
2000s	185,912 girls	48,908 girls	137,004 girls	Liberia
2010s	101,374 girls	91,851 girls	9,522 girls	Liberia
2020s	143,688 girls	171,521 girls	27,833 girls	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Liberia or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 181,582 girls against 157,569 girls in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Liberia and Malaysia?: 24,013 girls, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malaysia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Liberia and Malaysia rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Liberia ranks 34th and Malaysia ranks 31st of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.