School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 12.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 12.6 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia peaked at 13.74 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.76 years, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 120th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.08 years | 9.76 years | 10.34 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 12 years | 11.95 years | 12.04 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.76 years | 12.28 years | 13.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.41 years | 13.04 years | 13.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9 years | 12.6 years | 13.69 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 to tertiary, female in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia was 12.6 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.74 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.76 years in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 120th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release