How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?

Malaysia ranks 53rd out of 109 countries with data for 2011.

Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Malaysia

Name: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Malaysia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malaysia: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.1391 years in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

0.1391 years

Change on year

down 56.2%

World rank

53rd

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.4018 years

in 2005

All-time low

0.1018 years

in 2000

Years of data

1999–2011

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Malaysia, 1999–2011

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2011, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Malaysia stood at 0.1391 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.2% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Malaysia peaked at 0.4018 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1018 years, in 2000.

Malaysia ranks 53rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.102 years	0.102 years	0.102 years	1
2000s	0.3046 years	0.1018 years	0.4018 years	9
2010s	0.2281 years	0.1391 years	0.3172 years	2

Countries ranked near Malaysia

50 Grenada 0.1608 years compare
51 Kenya 0.1589 years compare
52 Austria 0.1575 years compare
54 Afghanistan 0.1326 years compare
55 Israel 0.1217 years compare
56 Switzerland 0.1215 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More reference data data for Malaysia

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 1.25 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 870.95 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 214.59 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 5,147 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 8.59 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 36.51 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 221.56 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 57.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 870.95 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 35.02 (2050)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Malaysia?: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Malaysia was 0.1391 years in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 0.4018 years in 2005.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1018 years in 2000.
How does Malaysia rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?: Malaysia ranks 53rd out of 109 countries with data for 2011.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.