Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 82.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 82.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia peaked at 85.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 43rd of 144 countries on this measure, 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.2% | — |
| 1965 | 26.3% | +62.2% |
| 1970 | 36.1% | +37.5% |
| 1975 | 46.9% | +29.9% |
| 1980 | 57.9% | +23.5% |
| 1985 | 67.4% | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 76.8% | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 77.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2% | 16.2% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 41.5% | 36.1% | 46.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 62.7% | 57.9% | 67.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 77.1% | 76.8% | 77.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 84.9% | 85.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 82.6% | 82.6% | 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Malaysia was 82.6% 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 85.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Malaysia ranks 43rd 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 down 2.7%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)