Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 1.9% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010.
That represents a change of down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Malaysia peaked at 30.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2005.
Malaysia ranks 120th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.0% | — |
| 1965 | 19.9% | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 30.0% | +50.6% |
| 1975 | 21.1% | -29.5% |
| 1980 | 16.4% | -22.5% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | -26.4% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | -44.6% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | +44.9% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -67.4% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -58.5% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +45.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.9% | 18.0% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 25.6% | 21.1% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 12.1% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 6.7% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Malaysia was 1.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2005.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Malaysia ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary