Gambia vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
Gambia
27.8%
in 2025
Malaysia
26.4%
in 2024
Gambia rank
41st
Malaysia rank
44th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- Gambia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 27.8% against 26.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 41st and Malaysia ranks 44th of 179 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.1% | 27.3% | 18.8% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 29.5% | 1.4% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Gambia or Malaysia?
- Gambia, at 27.8% against 26.4% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Gambia and Malaysia?
- 1.4%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malaysia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Gambia ranks 41st and Malaysia ranks 44th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release