Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, female was 5.74 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, female in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 5.74 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, female in Malaysia peaked at 5.74 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.28, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 49th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.28 | — |
| 1965 | 1.31 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 2.4 | +83.2% |
| 1975 | 2.92 | +21.7% |
| 1980 | 3.98 | +36.3% |
| 1985 | 4.56 | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 5.01 | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 5.14 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 5.42 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 5.57 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 5.74 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.66 | 2.4 | 2.92 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.27 | 3.98 | 4.56 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.07 | 5.01 | 5.14 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5 | 5.42 | 5.57 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.74 | 5.74 | 5.74 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, female in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, female in Malaysia was 5.74 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, female?
- Malaysia ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 30-34, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 30-34.