Adolescents out of school, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adolescents out of school, male was 20.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, male in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, male in Malaysia is 20.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Malaysia peaked at 35.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1998.
That places Malaysia 44th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.4% | — |
| 1971 | 32.5% | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 28.7% | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | -72.1% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +34.9% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -29.6% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +26.4% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | +4.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 20.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 20.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.8%, 2.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.2% | 28.7% | 35.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 8.0% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 11.0% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 11.9% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 19.4% | 22.7% | 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, male in Malaysia?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Malaysia was 20.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Malaysia ranks 44th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of male 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.