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

Latest (2010)
11.62
World rank
41st
of 144 countries
All-time high
11.62
in 2010
All-time low
2.89
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total in Malaysia, 1960–2010

246810121960198520101960: 2.91965: 2.91970: 4.31975: 4.71980: 6.51985: 6.91990: 91995: 9.22000: 10.22005: 10.72010: 11.6

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total in Malaysia, 1960 to 2010.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 38 Sri Lanka 11.65 compare
  2. 39 Austria 11.63 compare
  3. 39 Spain 11.63 compare
  4. 42 Bulgaria 11.43 compare
  5. 43 Trinidad and Tobago 11.37 compare
  6. 44 Kyrgyzstan 11.36 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 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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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
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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, 30-34, total is the average years of education completed among people age 30-34.