NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Malaysia
Malaysia: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 614.57 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Malaysia, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 614.57 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Malaysia peaked at 855.85 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 552.71, in 2021.
That places Malaysia 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 808.29 | — |
| 2006 | 833.31 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 848.8 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 843.13 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 855.85 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 843.47 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 834.56 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 812.24 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 796.54 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 747.21 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 718.91 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 689.04 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 698.34 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 741.24 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 682.03 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 816.4 | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 552.71 | -32.3% |
| 2022 | 608.93 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 601.11 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 603.66 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 607.7 | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 611.07 | +0.6% |
| 2027 | 614.57 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 837.88 | 808.29 | 855.85 | 5 |
| 2010s | 756.36 | 682.03 | 843.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 627.02 | 552.71 | 816.4 | 8 |
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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 in Malaysia?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Malaysia was 614.57 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 855.85 in 2009.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 552.71 in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Malaysia ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.