Malaysia vs Zambia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malaysia
16.7%
in 2025
Zambia
17.0%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
59th
Zambia rank
58th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malaysia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 17.0% against 16.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 59th and Zambia ranks 58th of 206 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 25.2% | 14.4% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 16.8% | 1.1% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 20.5% | 4.0% | Zambia |
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, Malaysia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 17.0% against 16.7% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malaysia and Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Zambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malaysia ranks 59th and Zambia ranks 58th 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