Children out of school, primary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Children out of school, primary was 404,724 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 404,724 for children out of school, primary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.0% on the previous year and up 76.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Malaysia peaked at 419,775 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87,056, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 119,860 | 96,877 | 138,174 | 3 |
| 1990s | 110,250 | 97,398 | 121,397 | 3 |
| 2000s | 153,873 | 87,056 | 229,189 | 10 |
| 2010s | 227,419 | 151,224 | 354,480 | 10 |
| 2020s | 385,411 | 308,987 | 419,775 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 273,792 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 90.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 37.1% (2025)
- Labor force, total 18.72 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Malaysia?
- Children out of school, primary in Malaysia was 404,724 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 419,775 in 2022.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,056 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for children out of school, primary?
- Malaysia ranks 25th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.