Cambodia vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Cambodia
13.3%
in 2015
Malaysia
13.1%
in 2017
Cambodia rank
44th
Malaysia rank
45th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Cambodia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 13.3% against 13.1% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 44th and Malaysia ranks 45th of 150 countries.

Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 85.3% 4.6% 80.7% Cambodia
2000s 60.6% 7.3% 53.3% Cambodia
2010s 20.4% 11.5% 9.0% Cambodia

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, Cambodia or Malaysia?
Cambodia, at 13.3% against 13.1% in Malaysia as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cambodia and Malaysia?
0.2%, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Malaysia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Cambodia and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Cambodia ranks 44th and Malaysia ranks 45th of 150 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.