Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Malaysia
Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.7431 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7431 modelled data
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
156th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.7882 modelled data
in 2001
All-time low
0.6768 modelled data
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Malaysia is 0.7431 modelled data, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Malaysia peaked at 0.7882 modelled data in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6768 modelled data, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 156th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7727 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.7882 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7875 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7838 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7681 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7536 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7429 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7361 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7273 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7229 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7283 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7217 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7172 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7273 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7347 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7292 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7283 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7303 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7273 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7033 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6842 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6768 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6863 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7048 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7196 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7431 modelled data | +3.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.7431 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9199 modelled data, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.7431 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8793 modelled data, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7583 modelled data | 0.7229 modelled data | 0.7882 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7247 modelled data | 0.7033 modelled data | 0.7347 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7025 modelled data | 0.6768 modelled data | 0.7431 modelled data | 6 |
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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Malaysia was 0.7431 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7882 modelled data in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6768 modelled data in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Malaysia ranks 156th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release