Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 10.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Malaysia, 1970–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Malaysia is 10.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Malaysia peaked at 36.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2021.
That places Malaysia 94th out of 124 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.5% | — |
| 1980 | 26.7% | -26.8% |
| 1991 | 24.3% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -23.7% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -32.1% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +10.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 10.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 52% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 10.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.4%, 83% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.5% | 36.5% | 36.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 11.4% | 14.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 9.2% | 13.6% | 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, total in Malaysia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Malaysia was 10.2% 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, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Malaysia ranks 94th out of 124 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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, total (% of 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).