School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.9 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Malaysia, 1974β2024
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 96th out of 207 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.
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
- 93 Nicaragua 1.99 years compare
- 94 Brunei Darussalam 1.96 years compare
- 95 United Arab Emirates 1.9 years compare
- 97 Antigua and Barbuda 1.89 years compare
- 98 Guyana 1.87 years compare
- 99 Papua New Guinea 1.86 years compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0077 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 96th out of 207 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