School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.3 years
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
156th
of 208 countries
All-time high
11.24 years
in 2014
All-time low
7.26 years
in 1970
Years of data
43
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia is 10.3 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia peaked at 11.24 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.26 years, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 156th out of 208 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.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.26 years | — |
| 1980 | 9.6 years | +32.2% |
| 1981 | 9.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 9.67 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 9.84 years | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 9.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 9.9 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 10.11 years | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 10.03 years | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 9.96 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 9.85 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 9.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 9.96 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 9.94 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 10 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 10.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 10.8 years | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 10.62 years | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 10.74 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 10.57 years | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 10.43 years | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 10.86 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 11.04 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.77 years | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 10.75 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 10.67 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.73 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 10.89 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 10.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.11 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 11.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 11.24 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.06 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 10.96 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.88 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.62 years | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 10.56 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.36 years | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 10.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.51 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 10.5 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.3 years | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.26 years | 7.26 years | 7.26 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 9.86 years | 9.6 years | 10.11 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 10.14 years | 9.85 years | 10.8 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.73 years | 10.43 years | 11.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.94 years | 10.56 years | 11.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.41 years | 10.3 years | 10.51 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 153 Panama 10.42 years compare
- 154 Solomon Islands 10.39 years compare
- 155 Puerto Rico 10.34 years compare
- 157 Russian Federation 10.26 years compare
- 158 Papua New Guinea 10.25 years compare
- 159 Bahamas 10.2 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)
- 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 secondary, female in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Malaysia was 10.3 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.24 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.26 years in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 156th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release