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

Latest (2017)
117,516 number
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
28th
of 134 countries
All-time high
143,806 number
in 1970
All-time low
36,457 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1970–2017

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Malaysia, 1970–2017

25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k1970199320171970: 143.8k number1971: 134.2k number1972: 125.7k number1998: 36.5k number1999: 51.0k number2000: 65.5k number2001: 77.4k number2002: 95.1k number2003: 48.0k number2004: 44.2k number2005: 62.0k number2006: 53.2k number2007: 81.0k number2008: 91.1k number2009: 99.0k number2010: 107.0k number2011: 114.5k number2012: 109.9k number2013: 97.6k number2014: 103.3k number2015: 120.6k number2016: 126.9k number2017: 117.5k number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in Malaysia, 1970 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 25 Jordan 129,178 number compare
  2. 26 Ghana 128,994 number compare
  3. 27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 125,791 number compare
  4. 29 Colombia 106,299 number compare
  5. 30 Central African Republic 98,986 number compare
  6. 31 Egypt 86,180 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,016 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.