School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 1.91 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Malaysia, 1974β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Malaysia stood at 1.91 years.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Malaysia peaked at 1.92 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1658 years, in 1974.
That places Malaysia 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1658 years | 0.1658 years | 0.1658 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7133 years | 0.6909 years | 0.7461 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.9455 years | 0.7095 years | 1.29 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.27 years | 1.08 years | 1.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 years | 1.37 years | 1.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 years | 1.63 years | 1.91 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 1.99 years compare
- 90 Australia 1.96 years compare
- 91 United Arab Emirates 1.96 years compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 1.88 years compare
- 94 Seychelles 1.86 years compare
- 95 Guyana 1.86 years compare
More education data for Malaysia
- 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 273,792 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Malaysia was 1.91 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1658 years in 1974.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release