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

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 OECD members: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Malaysia

205,877 number

in 2017

OECD members

1.95 million number

in 2019

Malaysia rank

29th

OECD members rank

32nd

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

Malaysia
OECD members

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 1.95 million number against 205,877 number in Malaysia, a difference of 1.75 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 9.5 times Malaysia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 29th and OECD members ranks 32nd of 150 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1990s	65,114 number	4.61 million number	4.55 million number	OECD members
2000s	118,598 number	2.54 million number	2.42 million number	OECD members
2010s	193,440 number	1.81 million number	1.62 million number	OECD members

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 OECD members?: OECD members, at 1.95 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 OECD members?: 1.75 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and OECD members?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Malaysia ranks 29th and OECD members ranks 32nd 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: 04 September 2026

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