Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 43.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Malaysia is 43.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Malaysia peaked at 54.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 47th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.5% | — |
| 2001 | 36.2% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 41.2% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 54.5% | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 49.2% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 43.9% | -4.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 43.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 43.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 33.5% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 40.3% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 43.9% | 54.5% | 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, male in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Malaysia was 43.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Malaysia ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release