Malaysia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female

Malaysia
13.1
in 2010
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
12.95
in 2010
Malaysia rank
9th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
12th

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.557.51012.5196019852010

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 13.1 against 12.95 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.15.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Malaysia ranks 9th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 12th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 3.06 7.55 4.5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 5.66 8.88 3.23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 8.27 9.59 1.32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 10.47 10.41 0.06 Malaysia
2000s 12.1 12.27 0.17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 13.1 12.95 0.15 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female, Malaysia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Malaysia, at 13.1 against 12.95 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female between Malaysia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.15, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Malaysia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female?
Malaysia ranks 9th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 12th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of education completed among females age 20-24.