Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malaysia
Malaysia: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 719,891 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
719,891
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
25th
of 171 countries
All-time high
894,210
in 2020
All-time low
456,249
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2024
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malaysia stood at 719,891.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malaysia peaked at 894,210 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 456,249, in 1998.
That places Malaysia 25th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 456,249 | — |
| 1999 | 465,496 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 498,342 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 488,573 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 581,528 | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 519,323 | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 468,379 | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 514,392 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 594,277 | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 612,850 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 583,676 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 582,678 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 557,746 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 591,633 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 565,150 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 617,987 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 692,596 | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 785,089 | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 798,944 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 849,475 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 854,249 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 894,210 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 867,748 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 777,243 | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 684,928 | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 719,891 | +5.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 719,891 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,897, 19.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 719,891 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22,340, 32.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 460,872 | 456,249 | 465,496 | 2 |
| 2000s | 544,402 | 468,379 | 612,850 | 10 |
| 2010s | 701,430 | 557,746 | 854,249 | 9 |
| 2020s | 788,804 | 684,928 | 894,210 | 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malaysia was 719,891 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 894,210 in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 456,249 in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
- Malaysia ranks 25th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release