Colombia vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Colombia
0.8162 GPIA
in 2022
Malaysia
0.8161 GPIA
in 2024
Colombia rank
118th
Malaysia rank
119th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

  • Colombia
  • Malaysia
0.50.7511.21.5197019972024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.8162 GPIA against 0.8161 GPIA in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0001 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 118th and Malaysia ranks 119th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7438 GPIA 0.5921 GPIA 0.1516 GPIA Colombia
2010s 0.8099 GPIA 0.6783 GPIA 0.1316 GPIA Colombia
2020s 0.7998 GPIA 0.7919 GPIA 0.008 GPIA Colombia

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, Colombia or Malaysia?
Colombia, at 0.8162 GPIA against 0.8161 GPIA in Malaysia as of 2022.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Colombia and Malaysia?
0.0001 GPIA, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Colombia ranks 118th and Malaysia ranks 119th 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
169 places, 2,667 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release