High income vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

High income
2.5%
in 2019
Malaysia
14.6%
in 2017
High income rank
44th
Malaysia rank
41st

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

  • High income
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 14.6% against 2.5% in High income, a difference of 12.1%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 5.9 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 44th 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 High income Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 5.4% 6.0% 0.6% Malaysia
2000s 3.5% 8.9% 5.4% Malaysia
2010s 2.8% 13.3% 10.5% 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, High income or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 14.6% against 2.5% in High income as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between High income and Malaysia?
12.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Malaysia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do High income and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
High income ranks 44th 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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About this data

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.