School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 13.34 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Malaysia, 1980–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 13.34 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2017.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Malaysia peaked at 13.48 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.36 years, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 88th 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.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.36 years | — |
| 1982 | 9.46 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 9.7 years | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 9.8 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 9.86 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 10.05 years | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 9.92 years | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 11.42 years | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 11.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 11.68 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 11.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 11.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.21 years | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 12.5 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 12.31 years | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 11.81 years | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 11.96 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 12.06 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.26 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.49 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.29 years | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 12.59 years | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 12.75 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 12.94 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 13.14 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.48 years | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 13.34 years | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.73 years | 9.36 years | 10.05 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 11.45 years | 11.42 years | 11.48 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.04 years | 11.68 years | 12.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.88 years | 12.29 years | 13.48 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 85 Dominican Republic 13.46 years compare
- 86 Eswatini 13.42 years compare
- 87 Tonga 13.35 years compare
- 89 Egypt 13.34 years compare
- 90 Azerbaijan 13.32 years compare
- 91 North Macedonia 13.3 years compare
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, male in Malaysia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Malaysia was 13.34 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.48 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.36 years in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Malaysia ranks 88th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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, male (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.