Kenya vs Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted
Kenya
0.8128 modelled data
in 2025
Malaysia
0.82 modelled data
in 2025
Kenya rank
136th
Malaysia rank
133rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted over time
- Kenya
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.82 modelled data against 0.8128 modelled data in Kenya, a difference of 0.0072 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 136th and Malaysia ranks 133rd of 205 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 modelled data | 0.6936 modelled data | 0.3528 modelled data | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.02 modelled data | 0.7666 modelled data | 0.2548 modelled data | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.8551 modelled data | 0.8125 modelled data | 0.0426 modelled data | Kenya |
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, Kenya or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.82 modelled data against 0.8128 modelled data in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted between Kenya and Malaysia?
- 0.0072 modelled data, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Kenya ranks 136th 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