School life expectancy, secondary, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.72 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 4.72 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Malaysia peaked at 4.72 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.77 years, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 144th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.16 years | 2.77 years | 3.75 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.94 years | 3.72 years | 4.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.93 years | 3.75 years | 4.41 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.3 years | 4.21 years | 4.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 years | 4.2 years | 4.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.48 years | 4.19 years | 4.72 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 141 Togo 4.79 years compare
- 142 Paraguay 4.76 years compare
- 143 British Virgin Islands 4.73 years compare
- 145 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.68 years compare
- 146 Iraq 4.68 years compare
- 147 Trinidad and Tobago 4.65 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)
- 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, male in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Malaysia was 4.72 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 years in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Malaysia ranks 144th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release