Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female was 5.94 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female in Malaysia stood at 5.94. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female in Malaysia peaked at 5.94 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.42, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 6th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.42 | — |
| 1965 | 0.84 | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 1.37 | +63.1% |
| 1975 | 2.03 | +48.2% |
| 1980 | 2.84 | +39.9% |
| 1985 | 3.55 | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 4.44 | +25.1% |
| 1995 | 4.58 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 5.55 | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 5.77 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 5.94 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.63 | 0.42 | 0.84 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.7 | 1.37 | 2.03 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.19 | 2.84 | 3.55 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.51 | 4.44 | 4.58 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.66 | 5.55 | 5.77 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.94 | 5.94 | 5.94 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 3 Mauritius 6.14 compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 6.03 compare
- 5 Republic of Korea 5.97 compare
- 7 Tajikistan 5.82 compare
- 8 Slovakia 5.77 compare
- 9 Sri Lanka 5.71 compare
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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, female in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female in Malaysia was 5.94 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.42 in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female?
- Malaysia ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 15-19.