Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Malaysia
Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.82 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.82 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
133rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.8217 modelled data
in 2024
All-time low
0.6287 modelled data
in 2004
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Malaysia is 0.82 modelled data, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Malaysia peaked at 0.8217 modelled data in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6287 modelled data, in 2004.
Malaysia ranks 133rd of 205 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6448 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.663 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6577 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6339 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6287 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.659 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7136 modelled data | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7606 modelled data | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7854 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7891 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7828 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7746 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7653 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7618 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7518 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7517 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7561 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7614 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7725 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7881 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7919 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8128 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8133 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.815 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8217 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.82 modelled data | -0.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.82 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8436 modelled data, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.82 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8189 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6936 modelled data | 0.6287 modelled data | 0.7891 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7666 modelled data | 0.7517 modelled data | 0.7881 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8125 modelled data | 0.7919 modelled data | 0.8217 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Malaysia was 0.82 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8217 modelled data in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6287 modelled data in 2004.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Malaysia ranks 133rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 youth of upper secondary 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