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 31.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 31.8% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia peaked at 42.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2004.
Malaysia ranks 50th of 179 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 37.8% | — |
| 1999 | 36.4% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | -29.7% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +36.3% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 31.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 31.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.1%, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.1% | 36.4% | 37.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 18.4% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 25.2% | 39.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 31.6% | 42.8% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia was 31.8% in 2024, 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 42.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2004.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Malaysia ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 down 5.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release