Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary was 16.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 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
Malaysia recorded 16.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in 2010.
The figure is down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malaysia peaked at 48.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1960.
That places Malaysia 74th 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 40-44 with primary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.1% | — |
| 1965 | 10.5% | +15.8% |
| 1970 | 25.8% | +144.9% |
| 1975 | 25.6% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 39.7% | +55.2% |
| 1985 | 48.3% | +21.9% |
| 1990 | 43.1% | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 46.9% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | -36.9% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -47.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 25.7% | 25.6% | 25.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 44.0% | 39.7% | 48.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 43.1% | 46.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 29.6% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 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 40-44 with primary in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malaysia was 16.0% 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 40-44 with primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
- Malaysia ranks 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. 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 40-44 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)