School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 4.88 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Malaysia, 1970–2024
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 148th 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, female (years) (expectancy female) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.95 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.02 years | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 2.16 years | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 2.69 years | +24.6% |
| 1979 | 3.37 years | +25.3% |
| 1980 | 3.44 years | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 3.6 years | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 3.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.81 years | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 3.94 years | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 3.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 4.09 years | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 4.25 years | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 4.17 years | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 4.12 years | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 4.04 years | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 4.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.15 years | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.11 years | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 4.17 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 4.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 4.29 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 4.96 years | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 4.85 years | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 4.81 years | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.77 years | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 4.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 5.2 years | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 5.22 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.88 years | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 4.81 years | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.69 years | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 4.73 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.88 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 4.93 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.1 years | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 5.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.33 years | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 5.24 years | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.08 years | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 5 years | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.77 years | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 4.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.65 years | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 4.73 years | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 5.04 years | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 4.94 years | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 4.88 years | -1.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 4.88 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.06 years, 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 4.88 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.75 years, 85% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +25.3% | 2.69 years | 3.37 years |
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
More education data for Malaysia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 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 148th out of 213 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