Barbados vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Barbados
12.4%
in 2024
Malaysia
12.5%
in 2024
Barbados rank
45th
Malaysia rank
44th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Barbados
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 12.5% against 12.4% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Malaysia ahead.
Barbados ranks 45th and Malaysia ranks 44th of 169 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 4.8% | 1.4% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 8.9% | 4.8% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 12.0% | 2.5% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Barbados or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 12.5% against 12.4% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Barbados and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malaysia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Barbados ranks 45th and Malaysia ranks 44th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). 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