Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 371,871 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 371,871 for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malaysia peaked at 500,981 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 173,904, in 2003.
Malaysia ranks 33rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 249,403 | — |
| 1999 | 284,209 | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 298,975 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 283,702 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 285,346 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 173,904 | -39.1% |
| 2004 | 174,782 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 283,424 | +62.2% |
| 2006 | 292,415 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 363,805 | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 353,889 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 332,769 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 314,164 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 312,481 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 275,663 | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 319,040 | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 357,024 | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 404,214 | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 431,628 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 487,470 | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 455,564 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 500,981 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 478,777 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 385,563 | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 369,121 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 371,871 | +0.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 371,871 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20,495, 18.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 371,871 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,241, 51.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +62.2% | 174,782 | 283,424 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 266,806 | 249,403 | 284,209 | 2 |
| 2000s | 284,301 | 173,904 | 363,805 | 10 |
| 2010s | 373,028 | 275,663 | 487,470 | 9 |
| 2020s | 421,263 | 369,121 | 500,981 | 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 out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malaysia was 371,871 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 500,981 in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,904 in 2003.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release