Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Out-of-school children of primary school age, male was 223,142 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children of primary school age, male in Malaysia is 223,142, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 22.4% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in Malaysia peaked at 239,206 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17,881, in 1972.
Malaysia ranks 28th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, 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% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 223,142 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,132, 17.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 223,142 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,551, 40.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +321.0% | 17,881 | 75,275 |
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
- 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 of primary school age, male in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in Malaysia was 223,142 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 239,206 in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,881 in 1972.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- Malaysia ranks 28th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children of primary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release