Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 63.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia stood at 63.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia peaked at 63.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.8% | — |
| 1965 | 8.3% | +73.1% |
| 1970 | 12.6% | +51.9% |
| 1975 | 18.7% | +47.9% |
| 1980 | 27.4% | +46.8% |
| 1985 | 33.3% | +21.5% |
| 1990 | 37.9% | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 43.6% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 58.9% | +35.1% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 4.8% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.6% | 12.6% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.3% | 27.4% | 33.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 37.9% | 43.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 58.9% | 60.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 63.6% | 63.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 4 Republic of Korea 74.8% compare
- 5 Japan 70.2% compare
- 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 65.5% compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 59.0% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 58.8% compare
- 10 Tonga 58.0% 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia was 63.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Malaysia ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary