School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.03 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malaysia stood at 8.03 years. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malaysia peaked at 8.82 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.03 years, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 158th of 200 countries on this measure, 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, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.77 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.56 years | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 8.72 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 8.54 years | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.34 years | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 8.58 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.69 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 8.55 years | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 8.65 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.65 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 8.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 8.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.76 years | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.76 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.6 years | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 8.44 years | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.4 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.35 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.28 years | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 8.22 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.21 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 8.21 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.07 years | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 8.16 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.03 years | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.67 years | 8.56 years | 8.77 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.62 years | 8.34 years | 8.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.54 years | 8.22 years | 8.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.13 years | 8.03 years | 8.21 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malaysia was 8.03 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.82 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.03 years in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 158th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release