NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Malaysia
Malaysia: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Malaysia, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Malaysia peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Malaysia 122nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +29.5% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -38.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 35% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 52% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 119 Montenegro 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 120 French Polynesia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 121 Costa Rica 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 123 Barbados 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 Panama 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 125 New Caledonia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More work & labour data for Malaysia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2671 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2563 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6933 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 36,440 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,289 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,832 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 22,194 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 44,026 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Malaysia?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Malaysia was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- Malaysia ranks 122nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training International Labour Organization
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.