Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 2.52 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 Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

2.31 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

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.

Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Malaysia

205,877 number

in 2017

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

2.52 million number

in 2019

Malaysia rank

29th

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank

28th

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

Malaysia
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 2.52 million number against 205,877 number in Malaysia, a difference of 2.31 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 12.2 times Malaysia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th of 150 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	65,114 number	4.71 million number	4.65 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	118,598 number	3.92 million number	3.80 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	193,440 number	3.00 million number	2.81 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

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, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 2.52 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 Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 2.31 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Malaysia ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th 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: 18 September 2026

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