Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary was 65.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia is 65.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia peaked at 65.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1960.
That places Malaysia 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
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 secondary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.5% | — |
| 1965 | 4.9% | +97.6% |
| 1970 | 8.4% | +71.1% |
| 1975 | 13.2% | +56.4% |
| 1980 | 20.7% | +56.9% |
| 1985 | 28.0% | +35.2% |
| 1990 | 38.9% | +38.6% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 60.8% | +37.2% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 8.4% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 20.7% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 38.9% | 44.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 60.8% | 63.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 4 Singapore 72.5% compare
- 5 Japan 70.0% compare
- 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 66.8% compare
- 8 Tonga 62.9% compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 62.6% compare
- 10 Bangladesh 62.0% 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: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia was 65.0% 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 secondary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Malaysia ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary