Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Malaysia is 1.06 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Malaysia peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6334 GPIA, in 2003.
Malaysia ranks 31st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7181 GPIA | -32.5% |
| 2002 | 0.76 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6334 GPIA | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7571 GPIA | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8154 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7143 GPIA | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7212 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7945 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7923 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7123 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7734 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7904 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8509 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8455 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9131 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9518 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9795 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8912 GPIA | 0.7181 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7485 GPIA | 0.6334 GPIA | 0.8154 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7945 GPIA | 0.7123 GPIA | 0.8509 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9897 GPIA | 0.9131 GPIA | 1.06 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 children one year before the official primary in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Malaysia was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6334 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Malaysia ranks 31st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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 rate for children one year before the official primary entry 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