Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 36.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia stood at 36.0%.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia peaked at 44.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 53rd 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.6% | — |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 36.0% | -4.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 36.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 2.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 36.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.1%, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 21.6% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 30.7% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 36.0% | 44.3% | 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, female in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia was 36.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Malaysia ranks 53rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release