School life expectancy, secondary, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.88 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Malaysia, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 4.88 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Malaysia peaked at 5.33 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.95 years, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 145th of 207 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.44 years | 1.95 years | 3.37 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.9 years | 3.44 years | 4.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.31 years | 4.04 years | 4.96 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.87 years | 4.69 years | 5.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.02 years | 4.77 years | 5.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.85 years | 4.65 years | 5.04 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 142 Trinidad and Tobago 4.93 years compare
- 143 Myanmar 4.91 years compare
- 144 Kenya 4.89 years compare
- 146 Dominica 4.85 years compare
- 147 Dominican Republic 4.83 years compare
- 148 Bahamas, The 4.81 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)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Malaysia was 4.88 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 years in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 145th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release