School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.13 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Malaysia stood at 10.13 years.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Malaysia peaked at 10.52 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.6 years, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 167th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.6 years | — |
| 1980 | 9.96 years | +15.8% |
| 1981 | 9.95 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 9.85 years | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 10.01 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 10 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 9.96 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 10.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 9.88 years | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 9.74 years | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 9.47 years | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 9.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 9.52 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.46 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.45 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 9.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 10.13 years | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 10.05 years | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 10.06 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.9 years | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 9.73 years | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 9.99 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 10.17 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 10.06 years | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.07 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 10.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 10.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.28 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 10.28 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.52 years | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 10.47 years | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 10.44 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.24 years | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 10.21 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.17 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.85 years | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 9.85 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.68 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 9.79 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 9.91 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 10.01 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.13 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6 years | 8.6 years | 8.6 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 9.93 years | 9.74 years | 10.04 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.64 years | 9.45 years | 10.13 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.03 years | 9.73 years | 10.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.23 years | 9.85 years | 10.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.91 years | 9.68 years | 10.13 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 secondary, male in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Malaysia was 10.13 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.52 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6 years in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Malaysia ranks 167th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release