Malaysia vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male

Malaysia
10.13 years
in 2024
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
9.27 years
in 2024
Malaysia rank
167th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
165th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Malaysia
  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 10.13 years against 9.27 years in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), a difference of 0.86 years.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 167th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 165th of 208 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Difference Ahead
1970s 8.6 years 5.53 years 3.08 years Malaysia
1980s 9.93 years 6.31 years 3.62 years Malaysia
1990s 9.64 years 7.15 years 2.48 years Malaysia
2000s 10.03 years 7.49 years 2.54 years Malaysia
2010s 10.23 years 8.59 years 1.64 years Malaysia
2020s 9.91 years 9.18 years 0.7269 years Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, Malaysia or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
Malaysia, at 10.13 years against 9.27 years in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between Malaysia and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
0.86 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
Malaysia ranks 167th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 165th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,514 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release