Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malaysia

Malaysia: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 344,140 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
344,140 number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
25th
of 138 countries
All-time high
357,927 number
in 2014
All-time low
136,928 number
in 2004
Years of data
19
1998–2017

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malaysia, 1998–2017

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200720171998: 275.0k number1999: 295.6k number2000: 297.8k number2001: 280.1k number2002: 273.6k number2003: 151.8k number2004: 136.9k number2005: 222.3k number2006: 235.2k number2007: 315.1k number2008: 323.0k number2009: 327.0k number2010: 332.7k number2011: 337.9k number2012: 302.3k number2013: 337.7k number2014: 357.9k number2016: 350.5k number2017: 344.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malaysia is 344,140 number, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malaysia peaked at 357,927 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 136,928 number, in 2004.

Malaysia ranks 25th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Malaysia, 1998 to 2017.
Year number Change
1998 275,005 number
1999 295,616 number +7.5%
2000 297,801 number +0.7%
2001 280,137 number -5.9%
2002 273,613 number -2.3%
2003 151,793 number -44.5%
2004 136,928 number -9.8%
2005 222,276 number +62.3%
2006 235,189 number +5.8%
2007 315,059 number +34.0%
2008 322,977 number +2.5%
2009 327,011 number +1.2%
2010 332,727 number +1.7%
2011 337,919 number +1.6%
2012 302,340 number -10.5%
2013 337,719 number +11.7%
2014 357,927 number +6.0%
2016 350,463 number -2.1%
2017 344,140 number -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 285,310 number 275,005 number 295,616 number 2
2000s 256,278 number 136,928 number 327,011 number 10
2010s 337,605 number 302,340 number 357,927 number 7

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 22 Cambodia 415,356 number compare
  2. 23 South Africa 411,263 number compare
  3. 24 Morocco 362,544 number compare
  4. 26 Ghana 333,248 number compare
  5. 27 Burundi 330,456 number compare
  6. 28 Zimbabwe 320,425 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malaysia?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malaysia was 344,140 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 357,927 number in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 136,928 number in 2004.
How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Malaysia ranks 25th out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/