Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total was 11.62 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 30-34, 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 total schooling, age 30-34, total in Malaysia stood at 11.62. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total in Malaysia peaked at 11.62 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.89, in 1965.
That places Malaysia 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.91 | — |
| 1965 | 2.89 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 4.34 | +50.2% |
| 1975 | 4.71 | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 6.47 | +37.4% |
| 1985 | 6.88 | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 9.01 | +31.0% |
| 1995 | 9.16 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 10.21 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 10.73 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 11.62 | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9 | 2.89 | 2.91 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.53 | 4.34 | 4.71 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.67 | 6.47 | 6.88 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.09 | 9.01 | 9.16 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.47 | 10.21 | 10.73 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.62 | 11.62 | 11.62 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191,898 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 81,894 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 660,174 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 507,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total in Malaysia was 11.62 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 30-34, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.62 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 in 1965.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total?
- Malaysia ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 30-34, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 30-34, total is the average years of education completed among people age 30-34.