Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malaysia
Malaysia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 36.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malaysia, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malaysia stood at 36.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malaysia peaked at 45.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2004.
That places Malaysia 36th out of 147 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 45.0% | — |
| 1999 | 43.5% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 42.7% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 34.1% | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | -0.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 36.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 36.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.3%, 1.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.3% | 43.5% | 45.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 23.9% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 30.7% | 38.8% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malaysia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malaysia was 36.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2004.
- How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 36th out of 147 countries with data for 2017.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). 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 youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.