Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 23.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Malaysia stood at 23.0%.
The figure is down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Malaysia peaked at 38.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1960.
That places Malaysia 68th 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.6% | — |
| 1965 | 20.6% | +40.9% |
| 1970 | 26.4% | +28.1% |
| 1975 | 32.7% | +24.2% |
| 1980 | 38.1% | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 37.5% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 35.1% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 31.5% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 28.3% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.6% | 14.6% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 29.5% | 26.4% | 32.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 37.8% | 37.5% | 38.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.3% | 31.5% | 35.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 25.8% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 65 Macau, China 24.5% compare
- 66 Chile 23.3% compare
- 66 Saudi Arabia 23.3% compare
- 69 Central African Republic 22.9% compare
- 70 Italy 22.5% compare
- 71 France 22.0% 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 25+ with primary in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Malaysia was 23.0% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Malaysia ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)