School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
63rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Malaysia stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Malaysia peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Malaysia 63rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9971 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.998 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Malaysia was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Malaysia ranks 63rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release