Malaysia vs Romania: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Malaysia
20.8%
in 2024
Romania
19.4%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
39th
Romania rank
40th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Malaysia
- Romania
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 20.8% against 19.4% in Romania, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 39th and Romania ranks 40th of 171 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.5% | 13.8% | 9.6% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.1% | 1.9% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Malaysia or Romania?
- Malaysia, at 20.8% against 19.4% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Malaysia and Romania?
- 1.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Romania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Romania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Malaysia ranks 39th and Romania ranks 40th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release