Children out of school, primary, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Children out of school, primary, male was 223,142 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, male in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 223,142 for children out of school, primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.4% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Malaysia peaked at 239,206 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17,881, in 1972.
Malaysia ranks 28th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32,414 | — |
| 1971 | 34,082 | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 17,881 | -47.5% |
| 1994 | 75,275 | +321.0% |
| 1998 | 78,104 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 59,544 | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 67,145 | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 99,161 | +47.7% |
| 2002 | 133,132 | +34.3% |
| 2003 | 130,336 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 90,269 | -30.7% |
| 2005 | 73,132 | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 129,263 | +76.8% |
| 2007 | 106,466 | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 89,488 | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 105,866 | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 95,389 | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 109,873 | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 112,605 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 114,878 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 134,169 | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 155,646 | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 152,429 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 152,059 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 148,887 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 203,610 | +36.8% |
| 2020 | 224,803 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 234,773 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 239,206 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 182,367 | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 223,142 | +22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28,126 | 17,881 | 34,082 | 3 |
| 1990s | 70,974 | 59,544 | 78,104 | 3 |
| 2000s | 102,426 | 67,145 | 133,132 | 10 |
| 2010s | 137,954 | 95,389 | 203,610 | 10 |
| 2020s | 220,858 | 182,367 | 239,206 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5628 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 936,008 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Malaysia?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Malaysia was 223,142 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 239,206 in 2022.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,881 in 1972.
- How does Malaysia rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Malaysia ranks 28th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. 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, primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.