Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 117,516 number in 2017. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Malaysia, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Malaysia is 117,516 number, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Malaysia peaked at 143,806 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 36,457 number, in 1998.
Malaysia ranks 28th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 143,806 number | — |
| 1971 | 134,235 number | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 125,740 number | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 36,457 number | -71.0% |
| 1999 | 50,970 number | +39.8% |
| 2000 | 65,537 number | +28.6% |
| 2001 | 77,412 number | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 95,140 number | +22.9% |
| 2003 | 48,014 number | -49.5% |
| 2004 | 44,195 number | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 62,031 number | +40.4% |
| 2006 | 53,226 number | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 81,031 number | +52.2% |
| 2008 | 91,110 number | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 99,002 number | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 106,965 number | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 114,456 number | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 109,901 number | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 97,645 number | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 103,318 number | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 120,598 number | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 126,908 number | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 117,516 number | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 134,594 number | 125,740 number | 143,806 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 43,714 number | 36,457 number | 50,970 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 71,670 number | 44,195 number | 99,002 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,163 number | 97,645 number | 126,908 number | 8 |
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 of lower secondary school age, male in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Malaysia was 117,516 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 143,806 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,457 number in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Malaysia ranks 28th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.