Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Malaysia
Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.7513 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Malaysia stood at 0.7513 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Malaysia peaked at 1.39 GPIA in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2351 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Malaysia 126th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.34 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.39 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2632 GPIA | -81.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6486 GPIA | +146.4% |
| 2000 | 0.549 GPIA | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6278 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6132 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2351 GPIA | -61.7% |
| 2004 | 0.379 GPIA | +61.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7561 GPIA | +99.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7245 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7715 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7242 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6654 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6297 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.575 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6302 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6004 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6168 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.651 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7251 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7565 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7675 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7762 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7839 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7852 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7765 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.757 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7513 GPIA | -0.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.7513 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9277 GPIA, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.7513 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9365 GPIA, 80% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +146.4% | 0.2632 GPIA | 0.6486 GPIA |
| 2005 | +99.5% | 0.379 GPIA | 0.7561 GPIA |
| 1998 | -81.1% | 1.39 GPIA | 0.2632 GPIA |
| 2003 | -61.7% | 0.6132 GPIA | 0.2351 GPIA |
| 2004 | +61.2% | 0.2351 GPIA | 0.379 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.36 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.4559 GPIA | 0.2632 GPIA | 0.6486 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6046 GPIA | 0.2351 GPIA | 0.7715 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6728 GPIA | 0.575 GPIA | 0.7762 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7708 GPIA | 0.7513 GPIA | 0.7852 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 of lower secondary school age in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Malaysia was 0.7513 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 GPIA in 1972.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2351 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malaysia ranks 126th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower 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