Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 9.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Malaysia, 1970–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 9.9% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Malaysia peaked at 19.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2021.
That places Malaysia 86th out of 123 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.3% | — |
| 1980 | 13.7% | -28.8% |
| 1991 | 16.5% | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -32.4% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +55.6% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -43.7% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +39.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 9.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 67% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 9.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.3%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.1% | 9.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 7.1% | 12.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Malaysia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Malaysia was 9.9% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Malaysia ranks 86th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).