Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary was 12.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 12.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in Malaysia peaked at 12.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 14th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 tertiary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1965 | 1.4% | +125.0% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | +54.1% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | +53.8% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | +47.5% |
| 1985 | 6.6% | +39.4% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +31.8% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 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 tertiary in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary in Malaysia was 12.2% 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 tertiary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary?
- Malaysia ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)