School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.0095 years in 2012. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Malaysia, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2012, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Malaysia stood at 0.0095 years. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 93.1% on the previous year and down 97.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Malaysia peaked at 0.3863 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0095 years, in 2012.
Malaysia ranks 114th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1075 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.1065 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3553 years | +233.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3675 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3411 years | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3664 years | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3863 years | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2536 years | -34.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2286 years | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3008 years | +31.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3151 years | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1369 years | -56.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0095 years | -93.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1075 years | 0.1075 years | 0.1075 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3007 years | 0.1065 years | 0.3863 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1538 years | 0.0095 years | 0.3151 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 111 Brunei Darussalam 0.011 years compare
- 112 North Macedonia 0.0104 years
- 113 Bulgaria 0.0101 years compare
- 115 Italy 0.0072 years compare
- 116 Madagascar 0.0071 years
- 117 Albania 0.0062 years
More education data for Malaysia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Malaysia was 0.0095 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3863 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0095 years in 2012.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 114th out of 127 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release