School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 1.57 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Malaysia, 1979β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Malaysia stood at 1.57 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Malaysia peaked at 2.16 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2477 years, in 1979.
Malaysia ranks 103rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2477 years | 0.2477 years | 0.2477 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3163 years | 0.2524 years | 0.4352 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.14 years | 1.1 years | 1.18 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.33 years | 1.19 years | 1.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 years | 1.56 years | 2.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 years | 1.57 years | 1.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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 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, male in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Malaysia was 1.57 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2477 years in 1979.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Malaysia ranks 103rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release