School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) was 0.017 years in 2012. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Malaysia, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2012, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Malaysia stood at 0.017 years. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 90.6% on the previous year and down 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Malaysia peaked at 0.4362 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.017 years, in 2012.
Malaysia ranks 106th 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, male (years) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1208 years | — |
| 2000 | 0.1096 years | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.374 years | +241.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3837 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3546 years | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3819 years | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4245 years | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.287 years | -32.4% |
| 2008 | 0.266 years | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3739 years | +40.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4362 years | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1817 years | -58.3% |
| 2012 | 0.017 years | -90.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.017 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1779 years, 10% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.017 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3125 years, 5% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +241.1% | 0.1096 years | 0.374 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1208 years | 0.1208 years | 0.1208 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3283 years | 0.1096 years | 0.4245 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2116 years | 0.017 years | 0.4362 years | 3 |
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 school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Malaysia was 0.017 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4362 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 years in 2012.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male?
- Malaysia ranks 106th out of 127 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release