Malaysia vs Post-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Malaysia
13.1%
in 2017
Post-demographic dividend
2.4%
in 2019
Malaysia rank
45th
Post-demographic dividend rank
43rd

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

  • Malaysia
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 13.1% against 2.4% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 10.7%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 5.4 times Post-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.

Malaysia ranks 45th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 43rd of 150 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Post-demographic dividend in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 4.6% 5.0% 0.5% Post-demographic dividend
2000s 7.6% 3.0% 4.6% Malaysia
2010s 11.8% 2.6% 9.2% Malaysia

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 Post-demographic dividend?
Malaysia, at 13.1% against 2.4% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend?
10.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Malaysia ranks 45th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 43rd 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.