What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?

2.07 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?

20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.

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.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malaysia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

2.28 million number

in 2019

Malaysia

205,877 number

in 2017

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

30th

Malaysia rank

29th

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Malaysia

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 2.28 million number against 205,877 number in Malaysia, a difference of 2.07 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 11.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 29th of 45 groups.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.70 million number	65,114 number	3.64 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	2.83 million number	118,598 number	2.71 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	2.28 million number	193,440 number	2.08 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

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, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malaysia?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 2.28 million number against 205,877 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?: 2.07 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 29th of 45 groups.
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: 04 September 2026

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