Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female was 12.07 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 12.07 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Malaysia peaked at 12.07 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.84, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 3rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.84 | — |
| 1965 | 4.06 | +43.0% |
| 1970 | 5.71 | +40.6% |
| 1975 | 6.54 | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 7.83 | +19.7% |
| 1985 | 8.92 | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 10.21 | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 10.52 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 11.54 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 11.8 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 12.07 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.45 | 2.84 | 4.06 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.12 | 5.71 | 6.54 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.38 | 7.83 | 8.92 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.37 | 10.21 | 10.52 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.67 | 11.54 | 11.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.07 | 12.07 | 12.07 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 1 Hong Kong, China 12.7 compare
- 2 Republic of Korea 12.47 compare
- 4 Mauritius 12.06 compare
- 5 Singapore 12.02 compare
- 6 Tonga 11.22 compare
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female in Malaysia was 12.07 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.07 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female?
- Malaysia ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 total schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of education completed among females age 15-19.