School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Malaysia is 8 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Malaysia peaked at 8.66 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.95 years, in 2022.
That places Malaysia 159th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.62 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.47 years | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 8.54 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 8.39 years | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 8.19 years | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.4 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 8.53 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 8.43 years | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.54 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.52 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 8.66 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.6 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.58 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.42 years | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 8.25 years | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 8.21 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.17 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.09 years | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 8.06 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.03 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 8.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.95 years | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 8.05 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 8 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.55 years | 8.47 years | 8.62 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.47 years | 8.19 years | 8.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.37 years | 8.06 years | 8.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.02 years | 7.95 years | 8.06 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191,898 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 81,894 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 660,174 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 507,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Malaysia was 8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.66 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.95 years in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 159th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release