Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total was 0.45 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.45 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Malaysia peaked at 0.45 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 63rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.04 | — |
| 1965 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.12 | +200.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2 | +66.7% |
| 1995 | 0.23 | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.33 | +43.5% |
| 2010 | 0.45 | +36.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.45 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.42, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.45 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.45, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.215 | 0.2 | 0.23 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.33 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.9 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Malaysia was 0.45 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.45 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Malaysia ranks 63rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.7%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.