Jamaica vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)
Jamaica
10.1%
in 2025
Malaysia
10.9%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
64th
Malaysia rank
61st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) over time
- Jamaica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 10.9% against 10.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 64th and Malaysia ranks 61st of 206 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 0.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.4% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.3% | 0.6% | Jamaica |
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, male (modelled), Jamaica or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 10.9% against 10.1% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) between Jamaica and Malaysia?
- 0.8%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malaysia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- Jamaica ranks 64th and Malaysia ranks 61st 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, male (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