Colombia vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Colombia
0.7021 modelled data
in 2025
Malaysia
0.6939 modelled data
in 2025
Colombia rank
160th
Malaysia rank
162nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Colombia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.7021 modelled data against 0.6939 modelled data in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0082 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 160th and Malaysia ranks 162nd of 205 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7457 modelled data | 0.5834 modelled data | 0.1623 modelled data | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.7692 modelled data | 0.6623 modelled data | 0.107 modelled data | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.741 modelled data | 0.7338 modelled data | 0.0072 modelled data | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Colombia or Malaysia?
- Colombia, at 0.7021 modelled data against 0.6939 modelled data in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Colombia and Malaysia?
- 0.0082 modelled data, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Colombia ranks 160th and Malaysia ranks 162nd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). 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