Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia

Malaysia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 255,779 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
255,779 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
31st
of 143 countries
All-time high
287,208 number
in 2014
All-time low
131,066 number
in 2004
Years of data
19
1998–2017

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200720171998: 267.4k number1999: 260.4k number2000: 261.2k number2001: 221.0k number2002: 201.7k number2003: 142.5k number2004: 131.1k number2005: 178.7k number2006: 200.2k number2007: 251.5k number2008: 253.1k number2009: 252.4k number2010: 251.6k number2011: 256.8k number2012: 218.2k number2013: 267.2k number2014: 287.2k number2016: 257.2k number2017: 255.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia is 255,779 number, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia peaked at 287,208 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 131,066 number, in 2004.

Malaysia ranks 31st of 143 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Malaysia, 1998 to 2017.
Year number Change
1998 267,399 number
1999 260,420 number -2.6%
2000 261,236 number +0.3%
2001 221,032 number -15.4%
2002 201,744 number -8.7%
2003 142,474 number -29.4%
2004 131,066 number -8.0%
2005 178,656 number +36.3%
2006 200,241 number +12.1%
2007 251,505 number +25.6%
2008 253,126 number +0.6%
2009 252,421 number -0.3%
2010 251,566 number -0.3%
2011 256,762 number +2.1%
2012 218,221 number -15.0%
2013 267,230 number +22.5%
2014 287,208 number +7.5%
2016 257,179 number -10.5%
2017 255,779 number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 263,910 number 260,420 number 267,399 number 2
2000s 209,350 number 131,066 number 261,236 number 10
2010s 256,278 number 218,221 number 287,208 number 7

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 28 South Africa 283,002 number compare
  2. 29 Guinea 273,702 number compare
  3. 30 Morocco 261,632 number compare
  4. 32 Ghana 254,137 number compare
  5. 33 United States of America 213,231 number compare
  6. 34 Burundi 211,957 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malaysia was 255,779 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 287,208 number in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 131,066 number in 2004.
How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Malaysia ranks 31st out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.