Iceland vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted
Iceland
0.8293 modelled data
in 2025
Malaysia
0.82 modelled data
in 2025
Iceland rank
130th
Malaysia rank
133rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted over time
- Iceland
- Malaysia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.8293 modelled data against 0.82 modelled data in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0093 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 130th and Malaysia ranks 133rd of 205 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7693 modelled data | 0.6936 modelled data | 0.0758 modelled data | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.8021 modelled data | 0.7666 modelled data | 0.0354 modelled data | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.871 modelled data | 0.8125 modelled data | 0.0585 modelled data | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted, Iceland or Malaysia?
- Iceland, at 0.8293 modelled data against 0.82 modelled data in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted between Iceland and Malaysia?
- 0.0093 modelled data, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malaysia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Iceland ranks 130th and Malaysia ranks 133rd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (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