Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malaysia
Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 28.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malaysia, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 28.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2017.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malaysia peaked at 29.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2004.
Malaysia ranks 30th 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.4% | — |
| 1999 | 26.9% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -2.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 28.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.2%, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 28.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.7%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 26.4% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 17.8% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 23.9% | 29.0% | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malaysia was 28.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2004.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Malaysia ranks 30th out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of 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/