How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Malaysia?

20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.

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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Europe & Central Asia

2.5%

in 2019

Malaysia

14.6%

in 2017

Europe & Central Asia rank

42nd

Malaysia rank

41st

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

Europe & Central Asia
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 14.6% against 2.5% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 12.1%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 5.8 times Europe & Central Asia's.

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

Europe & Central Asia ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 41st of 45 groups.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.2%	6.0%	0.8%	Malaysia
2000s	3.2%	8.9%	5.7%	Malaysia
2010s	3.5%	13.3%	9.8%	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 or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 14.6% against 2.5% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Europe & Central Asia and Malaysia?: 12.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Malaysia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 42nd 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: 18 September 2026

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.