Malaysia vs MDG: Developing Regions: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Malaysia
12.6 years
in 2024
MDG: Developing Regions
12.32 years
in 2024
Malaysia rank
120th
MDG: Developing Regions rank
118th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • MDG: Developing Regions
051015197519992024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 12.6 years against 12.32 years in MDG: Developing Regions, a difference of 0.28 years.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 120th and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 118th of 179 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia MDG: Developing Regions Difference Ahead
1980s 10.08 years 7.41 years 2.67 years Malaysia
1990s 12 years 8.13 years 3.87 years Malaysia
2000s 12.76 years 9.21 years 3.55 years Malaysia
2010s 13.41 years 11.3 years 2.1 years Malaysia
2020s 12.9 years 12.13 years 0.7751 years Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Malaysia or MDG: Developing Regions?
Malaysia, at 12.6 years against 12.32 years in MDG: Developing Regions as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Malaysia and MDG: Developing Regions?
0.28 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and MDG: Developing Regions?
34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and MDG: Developing Regions rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Malaysia ranks 120th and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 118th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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 to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release