Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total was 5.86 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total 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, total in Malaysia stood at 5.86. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Malaysia peaked at 5.86 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.78, in 1960.
That places Malaysia 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.78 | — |
| 1965 | 1.27 | +62.8% |
| 1970 | 1.77 | +39.4% |
| 1975 | 2.41 | +36.2% |
| 1980 | 3.17 | +31.5% |
| 1985 | 3.8 | +19.9% |
| 1990 | 4.38 | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 4.52 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 5.41 | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 5.62 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 5.86 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 | 0.78 | 1.27 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.09 | 1.77 | 2.41 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.48 | 3.17 | 3.8 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.45 | 4.38 | 4.52 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.52 | 5.41 | 5.62 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.86 | 5.86 | 5.86 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 3 Republic of Korea 5.97 compare
- 4 Mauritius 5.94 compare
- 5 Armenia 5.93 compare
- 7 Singapore 5.66 compare
- 8 Slovakia 5.64 compare
- 9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.63 compare
- 9 Russian Federation 5.63 compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5628 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 936,008 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Malaysia was 5.86 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, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Malaysia ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 15-19.