School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6953 GPIA, in 1971.
Malaysia ranks 81st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7046 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6953 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7255 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7895 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8991 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9241 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9479 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9698 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9766 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9916 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.999 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9921 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7628 GPIA | 0.6953 GPIA | 0.8991 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9886 GPIA | 0.9241 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malaysia was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6953 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malaysia ranks 81st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release