Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malaysia
Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.8096 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malaysia stood at 0.8096 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malaysia peaked at 0.8292 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4851 GPIA, in 2003.
Malaysia ranks 119th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7041 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7462 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7386 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7812 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6883 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4851 GPIA | -29.5% |
| 2004 | 0.501 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6954 GPIA | +38.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6802 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7758 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7721 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7524 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7331 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7045 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6695 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7027 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.712 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7137 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7448 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7744 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7758 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8261 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8292 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7803 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7959 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8096 GPIA | +1.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.8096 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8418 GPIA, 96% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.8096 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8105 GPIA, 100% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 | +38.8% | 0.501 GPIA | 0.6954 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7251 GPIA | 0.7041 GPIA | 0.7462 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.687 GPIA | 0.4851 GPIA | 0.7812 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7256 GPIA | 0.6695 GPIA | 0.7758 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8082 GPIA | 0.7803 GPIA | 0.8292 GPIA | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malaysia was 0.8096 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8292 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4851 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Malaysia ranks 119th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release