Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Malaysia

Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total was 12.88 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
12.88
World rank
7th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.88
in 2010
All-time low
4.16
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Malaysia, 1960–2010

46810121960198520101960: 4.21965: 4.61970: 6.21975: 6.41980: 8.51985: 9.21990: 10.31995: 10.62000: 11.52005: 12.22010: 12.9

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Malaysia is 12.88, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Malaysia peaked at 12.88 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.16, in 1960.

Malaysia ranks 7th 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 20-24, total in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Malaysia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 4.16
1965 4.57 +9.9%
1970 6.24 +36.5%
1975 6.4 +2.6%
1980 8.49 +32.7%
1985 9.16 +7.9%
1990 10.31 +12.6%
1995 10.56 +2.4%
2000 11.5 +8.9%
2005 12.2 +6.1%
2010 12.88 +5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.37 4.16 4.57 2
1970s 6.32 6.24 6.4 2
1980s 8.82 8.49 9.16 2
1990s 10.44 10.31 10.56 2
2000s 11.85 11.5 12.2 2
2010s 12.88 12.88 12.88 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 4 Cuba 13.89 compare
  2. 5 Singapore 13.59 compare
  3. 6 United States 13.42 compare
  4. 7 Latvia 12.88 compare
  5. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.87 compare
  6. 10 Croatia 12.74 compare
  7. 10 Malta 12.74 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Malaysia?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Malaysia was 12.88 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 20-24, total recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 12.88 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.16 in 1960.
How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total?
Malaysia ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.