Malaysia - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Malaysia was 41,336 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 261,730 in 1971 and a minimum value of 3,277 in 2014.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 249,598
1971 261,730
1972 245,123
1994 77,511
1998 126,645
1999 91,810
2000 48,608
2001 67,587
2002 106,205
2003 91,239
2004 19,793
2005 13,035
2006 149,606
2007 160,731
2008 162,369
2009 135,221
2010 122,105
2011 94,129
2012 45,955
2013 10,412
2014 3,277
2015 14,470
2016 5,297
2017 10,381
2018 7,685
2019 41,336

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Malaysia was 17,732 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 158,131 in 1970 and a minimum value of 2,807 in 2014.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 158,131
1971 153,783
1972 146,328
1994 34,368
1998 65,224
1999 55,164
2000 22,149
2001 32,291
2002 51,873
2003 44,547
2004 8,637
2005 4,462
2006 50,760
2007 62,555
2008 75,684
2009 42,115
2010 56,973
2011 37,066
2012 16,774
2014 2,807
2019 17,732

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Malaysia was 1.24 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 16.78 in 1970, while its lowest value was 0.19 in 2014.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 16.78
1971 15.94
1972 14.96
1994 2.50
1998 4.46
1999 3.73
2000 1.48
2001 2.14
2002 3.42
2003 2.92
2004 0.56
2005 0.29
2006 3.21
2007 3.92
2008 4.74
2009 2.65
2010 3.63
2011 2.39
2012 1.10
2014 0.19
2019 1.24

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Malaysia was 23,604.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 107,947.00 in 1971 and a minimum value of 470.00 in 2014.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 91,467.00
1971 107,947.00
1972 98,795.00
1994 43,143.00
1998 61,421.00
1999 36,646.00
2000 26,459.00
2001 35,296.00
2002 54,332.00
2003 46,692.00
2004 11,156.00
2005 8,573.00
2006 98,846.00
2007 98,176.00
2008 86,685.00
2009 93,106.00
2010 65,132.00
2011 57,063.00
2012 29,181.00
2014 470.00
2019 23,604.00

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Malaysia was 1.56 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 10.71 in 1971, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 2014.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 9.33
1971 10.71
1972 9.64
1994 2.98
1998 3.99
1999 2.35
2000 1.68
2001 2.22
2002 3.40
2003 2.90
2004 0.69
2005 0.52
2006 5.90
2007 5.80
2008 5.12
2009 5.52
2010 3.90
2011 3.45
2012 1.79
2014 0.03
2019 1.56

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Malaysia was 1.41 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 13.27 in 1971, while its lowest value was 0.11 in 2014.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 12.98
1971 13.27
1972 12.24
1994 2.75
1998 4.22
1999 3.02
2000 1.59
2001 2.19
2002 3.41
2003 2.91
2004 0.62
2005 0.41
2006 4.59
2007 4.89
2008 4.93
2009 4.13
2010 3.77
2011 2.94
2012 1.46
2013 0.34
2014 0.11
2015 0.48
2016 0.18
2017 0.35
2018 0.26
2019 1.41

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation