School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Malaysia

Malaysia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 13.34 years in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
13.34 years
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
88th
of 175 countries
All-time high
13.48 years
in 2016
All-time low
9.36 years
in 1980
Years of data
27
1980–2017

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Malaysia, 1980–2017

0510151980199820171980: 9.4 years1982: 9.5 years1983: 9.7 years1984: 9.8 years1985: 9.9 years1988: 10 years1989: 9.9 years1998: 11.4 years1999: 11.5 years2000: 11.7 years2001: 11.8 years2002: 11.8 years2003: 12.2 years2004: 12.5 years2005: 12.3 years2006: 11.8 years2007: 12 years2008: 12.1 years2009: 12.3 years2010: 12.5 years2011: 12.3 years2012: 12.6 years2013: 12.7 years2014: 12.9 years2015: 13.1 years2016: 13.5 years2017: 13.3 years

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Malaysia, 1980 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 85 Dominican Republic 13.46 years compare
  2. 86 Eswatini 13.42 years compare
  3. 87 Tonga 13.35 years compare
  4. 89 Egypt 13.34 years compare
  5. 90 Azerbaijan 13.32 years compare
  6. 91 North Macedonia 13.3 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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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.