Malaysia vs Palestine: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Malaysia
9.5%
in 2025
Palestine
9.0%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
67th
Palestine rank
69th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Malaysia
- Palestine
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 9.5% against 9.0% in Palestine, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palestine ahead.
Malaysia ranks 67th and Palestine ranks 69th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 9.1% | 2.3% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 5.6% | 2.6% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 0.6% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Malaysia or Palestine?
- Malaysia, at 9.5% against 9.0% in Palestine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Malaysia and Palestine?
- 0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Palestine?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Palestine rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 67th and Palestine ranks 69th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). 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