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

Malaysia: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 467,159 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
467,159 number
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
22nd
of 138 countries
All-time high
487,253 number
in 2016
All-time low
280,218 number
in 2004
Years of data
19
1998–2017

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1998200720171998: 368.5k number1999: 383.4k number2000: 397.7k number2001: 343.5k number2002: 379.8k number2003: 304.3k number2004: 280.2k number2005: 324.1k number2006: 358.7k number2007: 415.1k number2008: 425.1k number2009: 433.5k number2010: 441.5k number2011: 461.6k number2012: 415.9k number2013: 445.6k number2014: 474.7k number2016: 487.3k number2017: 467.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 467,159 number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Malaysia peaked at 487,253 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 280,218 number, in 2004.

Malaysia ranks 22nd 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, male in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Malaysia, 1998 to 2017.
Year number Change
1998 368,486 number
1999 383,406 number +4.0%
2000 397,659 number +3.7%
2001 343,524 number -13.6%
2002 379,842 number +10.6%
2003 304,320 number -19.9%
2004 280,218 number -7.9%
2005 324,081 number +15.7%
2006 358,735 number +10.7%
2007 415,055 number +15.7%
2008 425,078 number +2.4%
2009 433,529 number +2.0%
2010 441,470 number +1.8%
2011 461,615 number +4.6%
2012 415,942 number -9.9%
2013 445,616 number +7.1%
2014 474,717 number +6.5%
2016 487,253 number +2.6%
2017 467,159 number -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 375,946 number 368,486 number 383,406 number 2
2000s 366,204 number 280,218 number 433,529 number 10
2010s 456,253 number 415,942 number 487,253 number 7

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 19 Kenya 473,144 number compare
  2. 20 South Africa 467,826 number compare
  3. 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 467,517 number compare
  4. 23 Guinea 452,942 number compare
  5. 24 Malawi 432,099 number compare
  6. 25 Ghana 391,572 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

More reference data data for Malaysia

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Malaysia?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Malaysia was 467,159 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 487,253 number in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 280,218 number in 2004.
How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Malaysia ranks 22nd out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 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/