Malaysia vs North America: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malaysia
11.6%
in 2017
North America
1.1%
in 2019
Malaysia rank
44th
North America rank
45th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malaysia
- North America
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 11.6% against 1.1% in North America, a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 10.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was North America ahead.
Malaysia ranks 44th and North America ranks 45th of 134 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 1.1% | 5.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 0.6% | 9.6% | 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 North America?
- Malaysia, at 11.6% against 1.1% in North America as of 2017.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malaysia and North America?
- 10.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and North America?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Malaysia and North America rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malaysia ranks 44th and North America ranks 45th of 134 countries.
- 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
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.