Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Malaysia

Children out of school in Malaysia in 2024 — 404,724 people. Ranked 107 in the world out of 120. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 192.9%.

2024 404,724 people +30.98% vs 2023
World rank 107of 120
Period maximum 419,775 people2022
Period minimum 87,056 people2000

Trend over time

1970–2024 · people

Children out of school — Malaysia, 1970–20240200,000400,000600,00019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 138,174 people1971: 124,528 people1972: 96,877 people1994: 111,955 people1998: 121,397 people1999: 97,398 people2000: 87,056 people2001: 154,096 people2002: 229,189 people2003: 224,818 people2004: 142,038 people2005: 107,279 people2006: 178,184 people2007: 146,936 people2008: 138,396 people2009: 130,737 people2010: 151,224 people2011: 166,212 people2012: 175,024 people2013: 179,814 people2014: 229,155 people2015: 254,960 people2016: 258,741 people2017: 254,364 people2018: 250,219 people2019: 354,480 people2020: 389,154 people2021: 404,416 people2022: 419,775 people2023: 308,987 people2024: 404,724 people
Change over the period: +266,550 (+192.91%) Average annual rate: 2.01 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 404,724 people
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.66M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.83M people
Children out of school — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 404,724 +95,737 +30.98%
2023 308,987 −110,788 −26.39%
2022 419,775 +15,359 +3.8%
2021 404,416 +15,262 +3.92%
2020 389,154 +34,674 +9.78%
2019 354,480 +104,261 +41.67%
2018 250,219 −4,145 −1.63%
2017 254,364 −4,377 −1.69%
2016 258,741 +3,781 +1.48%
2015 254,960 +25,805 +11.26%
2014 229,155 +49,341 +27.44%
2013 179,814 +4,790 +2.74%
2012 175,024 +8,812 +5.3%
2011 166,212 +14,988 +9.91%
2010 151,224 +20,487 +15.67%
2009 130,737 −7,659 −5.53%
2008 138,396 −8,540 −5.81%
2007 146,936 −31,248 −17.54%
2006 178,184 +70,905 +66.09%
2005 107,279 −34,759 −24.47%
2004 142,038 −82,780 −36.82%
2003 224,818 −4,371 −1.91%
2002 229,189 +75,093 +48.73%
2001 154,096 +67,040 +77.01%
2000 87,056 −10,342 −10.62%
1999 97,398 −23,999 −19.77%
1998 121,397
1994 111,955
1972 96,877 −27,651 −22.2%
1971 124,528 −13,646 −9.88%
1970 138,174

South-Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.