Malaysia vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malaysia
19.6%
in 2025
Paraguay
20.4%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
54th
Paraguay rank
52nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malaysia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 20.4% against 19.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 54th and Paraguay ranks 52nd of 206 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 10.2% | 3.4% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 7.6% | 11.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 16.6% | 2.4% | 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 20.4% against 19.6% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malaysia and Paraguay?
- 0.8%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Paraguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malaysia ranks 54th and Paraguay ranks 52nd 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, male (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