Adolescents out of school, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adolescents out of school, female was 15.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, female in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 15.3% for adolescents out of school, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Malaysia peaked at 53.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 47th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescents out of school, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53.9% | — |
| 1971 | 48.7% | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 47.3% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -95.6% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +232.5% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -73.0% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +72.2% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +152.2% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +26.1% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +3.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 15.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 15.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 2.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, female in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +232.5% | 2.1% | 7.0% |
| 2005 | +152.2% | 4.4% | 11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.0% | 47.3% | 53.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.1% | 7.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 2.6% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 7.2% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.8% | 17.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Malaysia?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Malaysia was 15.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Malaysia ranks 47th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.