Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2.6%
in 2019
Malaysia
14.6%
in 2017
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
40th
Malaysia rank
41st

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 14.6% against 2.6% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 12.0%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 5.6 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 41st of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 7.4% 6.0% 1.4% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 4.0% 8.9% 4.9% Malaysia
2010s 4.1% 13.3% 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, male, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 14.6% against 2.6% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
12.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 41st 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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