Children out of school, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Children out of school, male was 12.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, male in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male primary school age.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 12.8% for children out of school, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.7% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, male in Malaysia peaked at 13.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1972.
That places Malaysia 44th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Children out of school, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of male primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.5% | — |
| 1971 | 3.6% | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | -48.1% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +168.2% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -24.9% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +44.4% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +32.1% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -31.2% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +77.2% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -17.3% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +34.6% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | +22.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 12.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 12.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4%, 2.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +168.2% | 1.9% | 5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 5.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 10.4% | 13.7% | 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 children out of school, male in Malaysia?
- Children out of school, male in Malaysia was 12.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest children out of school, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1972.
- How does Malaysia rank for children out of school, male?
- Malaysia ranks 44th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.