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

Euro area
2.1%
in 2019
Malaysia
11.6%
in 2017
Euro area rank
44th
Malaysia rank
44th

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

  • Euro area
  • Malaysia
0204060197019942019

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 11.6% against 2.1% in Euro area, a difference of 9.5%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 5.6 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 44th and Malaysia ranks 44th of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 3.1% 3.1% 0.1% Euro area
2000s 1.7% 6.1% 4.4% Malaysia
2010s 2.3% 10.2% 8.0% 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, Euro area or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 11.6% against 2.1% in Euro area as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Euro area and Malaysia?
9.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Malaysia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Euro area and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Euro area ranks 44th and Malaysia ranks 44th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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