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

Malaysia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 349,643 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
349,643 number
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
23rd
of 142 countries
All-time high
371,399 number
in 2014
All-time low
236,023 number
in 2004
Years of data
19
1998–2017

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200720171998: 332.0k number1999: 332.4k number2000: 332.1k number2001: 266.1k number2002: 284.7k number2003: 256.3k number2004: 236.0k number2005: 262.1k number2006: 305.5k number2007: 334.0k number2008: 334.0k number2009: 334.5k number2010: 334.5k number2011: 347.2k number2012: 306.0k number2013: 348.0k number2014: 371.4k number2016: 360.3k number2017: 349.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 349,643 number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2017.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Malaysia peaked at 371,399 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 236,023 number, in 2004.

Malaysia ranks 23rd of 142 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, male in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Malaysia, 1998 to 2017.
Year number Change
1998 332,029 number
1999 332,436 number +0.1%
2000 332,122 number -0.1%
2001 266,112 number -19.9%
2002 284,702 number +7.0%
2003 256,306 number -10.0%
2004 236,023 number -7.9%
2005 262,050 number +11.0%
2006 305,509 number +16.6%
2007 334,024 number +9.3%
2008 333,968 number -0.0%
2009 334,527 number +0.2%
2010 334,505 number -0.0%
2011 347,159 number +3.8%
2012 306,041 number -11.8%
2013 347,971 number +13.7%
2014 371,399 number +6.7%
2016 360,345 number -3.0%
2017 349,643 number -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 332,232 number 332,029 number 332,436 number 2
2000s 294,534 number 236,023 number 334,527 number 10
2010s 345,295 number 306,041 number 371,399 number 7

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 20 Mozambique 384,635 number compare
  2. 21 Chad 368,681 number compare
  3. 22 Cameroon 359,320 number compare
  4. 24 Guatemala 334,662 number compare
  5. 25 South Africa 314,479 number compare
  6. 26 Thailand 307,871 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Malaysia?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Malaysia was 349,643 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 371,399 number in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 236,023 number in 2004.
How does Malaysia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Malaysia ranks 23rd out of 142 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,012 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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