School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 14.04 years in 2017. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia, 1980β2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia stood at 14.04 years.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia peaked at 14.29 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.07 years, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 86th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.65 years | 9.07 years | 10.02 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 11.79 years | 11.76 years | 11.81 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.83 years | 12.17 years | 13.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.77 years | 13.18 years | 14.29 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More gender data for Malaysia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,206 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 214,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 227,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 214,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 228,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 213,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 226,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 211,196 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 224,575 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Malaysia was 14.04 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.29 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.07 years in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Malaysia ranks 86th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.