Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malaysia
Malaysia: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 344,140 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malaysia, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malaysia is 344,140 number, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malaysia peaked at 398,661 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 145,565 number, in 2004.
That places Malaysia 29th out of 137 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 340,229 number | — |
| 1999 | 350,780 number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 319,950 number | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 312,428 number | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 325,486 number | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 196,340 number | -39.7% |
| 2004 | 145,565 number | -25.9% |
| 2005 | 226,738 number | +55.8% |
| 2006 | 285,949 number | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 377,614 number | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 398,661 number | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 369,126 number | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 389,700 number | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 374,985 number | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 319,114 number | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 337,719 number | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 360,734 number | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 350,463 number | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 344,140 number | -1.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 344,140 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,264 number, 7.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 344,140 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17,115 number, 20.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +55.8% | 145,565 number | 226,738 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 345,504 number | 340,229 number | 350,780 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 295,786 number | 145,565 number | 398,661 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 353,836 number | 319,114 number | 389,700 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malaysia was 344,140 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 398,661 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 145,565 number in 2004.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
- Malaysia ranks 29th out of 137 countries with data for 2017.
- Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/