Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Malaysia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Lao People's Democratic Republic
162,506 number
in 2019
Malaysia
205,877 number
in 2017
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
32nd
Malaysia rank
29th

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

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 205,877 number against 162,506 number in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 43,371 number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 29th of 150 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 100,212 number 65,114 number 35,097 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 122,181 number 118,598 number 3,583 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 139,096 number 193,440 number 54,345 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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 205,877 number against 162,506 number in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?
43,371 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 32nd 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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About this data

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.