Gambia vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Gambia
16.3%
in 2025
Malaysia
16.7%
in 2025
Gambia rank
60th
Malaysia rank
59th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Gambia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 16.7% against 16.3% in Gambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 59th of 206 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 10.9% | 40.8% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 15.7% | 21.4% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 16.6% | 4.0% | Gambia |
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, Gambia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 16.7% against 16.3% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Gambia and Malaysia?
- 0.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malaysia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Gambia ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 59th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (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