School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 2.48 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Malaysia, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Malaysia is 2.48 years, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Malaysia peaked at 2.7 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1462 years, in 1979.
That places Malaysia 76th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1462 years | 0.1462 years | 0.1462 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2282 years | 0.1533 years | 0.308 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.13 years | 1.12 years | 1.14 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.72 years | 1.32 years | 2.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 years | 2.15 years | 2.7 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 273,792 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Malaysia was 2.48 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1462 years in 1979.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 76th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.