Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 11.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 11.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia peaked at 21.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2010.
That places Malaysia 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.0% | — |
| 1965 | 16.0% | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 20.6% | +28.8% |
| 1975 | 21.6% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 20.6% | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 15.6% | -23.5% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.0% | 14.0% | 16.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.1% | 20.6% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 20.4% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 15.6% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.5% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 82 Brunei Darussalam 11.6% compare
- 83 Sri Lanka 11.4% compare
- 84 United Arab Emirates 11.3% compare
- 86 Yemen 10.6% compare
- 87 Jamaica 10.3% compare
- 88 Dominican Republic 10.2% 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+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia was 11.2% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Malaysia ranks 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary