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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 1.06 million number against 117,516 number in Malaysia as of 2019.

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, male (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, male

Malaysia

117,516 number

in 2017

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

1.06 million number

in 2019

Malaysia rank

28th

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

31st

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time

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

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 1.06 million number against 117,516 number in Malaysia, a difference of 940,414 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 9.0 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 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st of 134 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	43,714 number	1.82 million number	1.77 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	71,670 number	1.55 million number	1.48 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	112,163 number	1.29 million number	1.18 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, male, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 1.06 million number against 117,516 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 940,414 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, male?: Malaysia ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 3,016 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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