Colombia vs Malaysia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Colombia
191,144 number
in 2018
Malaysia
205,877 number
in 2017
Colombia rank
30th
Malaysia rank
29th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 205,877 number against 191,144 number in Colombia, a difference of 14,733 number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 29th of 150 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 297,141 number 134,593 number 162,549 number Colombia
2010s 192,487 number 193,440 number 953.38 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, Colombia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 205,877 number against 191,144 number in Colombia as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Colombia and Malaysia?
14,733 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?
13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 29th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.