Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 8.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 8.1% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Malaysia peaked at 8.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2005.
Malaysia ranks 74th of 206 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 children of primary school age, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | +5.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 8.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 8.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 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, female in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Malaysia was 8.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2005.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Malaysia ranks 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release