School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 1.9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Malaysia, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.9 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Malaysia peaked at 1.9 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1773 years, in 1974.
That places Malaysia 97th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.1773 years | — |
| 1980 | 0.4909 years | +176.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6511 years | +32.6% |
| 1983 | 0.693 years | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7007 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7398 years | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7371 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6805 years | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7305 years | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.694 years | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.765 years | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7873 years | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8197 years | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.25 years | +52.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9443 years | -24.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8256 years | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 1.13 years | +37.2% |
| 1999 | 1.08 years | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 years | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 1.03 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.05 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.12 years | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.22 years | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.26 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.15 years | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 1.22 years | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.46 years | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 1.49 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.52 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.35 years | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 1.59 years | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 1.68 years | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.75 years | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.82 years | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.81 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.86 years | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.83 years | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.81 years | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.76 years | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.62 years | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 1.64 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.83 years | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 1.9 years | +3.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.9 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.9 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.98 years, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +176.9% | 0.1773 years | 0.4909 years |
| 1994 | +52.1% | 0.8197 years | 1.25 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1773 years | 0.1773 years | 0.1773 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.678 years | 0.4909 years | 0.7398 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9214 years | 0.694 years | 1.25 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.2 years | 1.01 years | 1.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 years | 1.35 years | 1.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 years | 1.62 years | 1.9 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 94 Nicaragua 1.99 years compare
- 95 Brunei 1.96 years compare
- 96 United Arab Emirates 1.9 years compare
- 98 Antigua and Barbuda 1.89 years compare
- 99 Guyana 1.87 years compare
- 100 Montserrat 1.86 years compare
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Malaysia was 1.9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1773 years in 1974.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 97th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release