Malaysia vs Ukraine: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Malaysia
12.0%
in 2024
Ukraine
12.9%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
45th
Ukraine rank
43rd

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Malaysia
  • Ukraine
051015197019972024

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 12.9% against 12.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 45th and Ukraine ranks 43rd of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Ukraine Difference Ahead
2000s 5.0% 7.1% 2.2% Ukraine
2010s 7.0% 13.2% 6.2% Ukraine
2020s 11.3% 14.3% 3.0% Ukraine

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 Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 12.9% against 12.0% in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Malaysia and Ukraine?
0.9%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Ukraine?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Ukraine rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 45th and Ukraine ranks 43rd of 203 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malaysia vs Ukraine: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-children-of-primary-school-age-both-sexes-percent-2/malaysia/ukraine/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-children-of-primary-school-age-both-sexes-percent-2/malaysia/ukraine/">Malaysia vs Ukraine: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
242 places, 5,671 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release