Average schooling vs expected schooling in Malaysia
Malaysia: Average schooling vs expected schooling was 11.09 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.09
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 192 countries
All-time high
11.09
in 2022
All-time low
6.15
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Average schooling vs expected schooling in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average schooling vs expected schooling in Malaysia is 11.09, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average schooling vs expected schooling in Malaysia peaked at 11.09 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.15, in 1990.
Malaysia ranks 68th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average schooling vs expected schooling in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.15 | — |
| 1991 | 6.34 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 6.54 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 6.73 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 6.92 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 7.12 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 7.23 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7.53 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 7.83 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 8.12 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 8.42 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 8.25 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.09 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 7.92 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 7.76 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 7.59 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 8.08 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 8.57 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 9.07 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 9.56 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 9.7 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 9.81 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.92 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 10.04 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 10.15 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 10.26 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 10.37 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 10.46 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.56 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.65 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.8 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 10.94 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 11.09 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 11.09 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 11.09 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 11.09 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.43, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.05 | 6.15 | 8.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.33 | 7.59 | 9.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.19 | 9.7 | 10.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.98 | 10.8 | 11.09 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.9 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average schooling vs expected schooling in Malaysia?
- Average schooling vs expected schooling in Malaysia was 11.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average schooling vs expected schooling recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.09 in 2022.
- What is the lowest average schooling vs expected schooling recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.15 in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for average schooling vs expected schooling?
- Malaysia ranks 68th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average schooling vs expected schooling rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average schooling vs expected schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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