Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 8.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education 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 25+ with no education in Malaysia stood at 8.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Malaysia peaked at 58.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2010.
That places Malaysia 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.5% | — |
| 1965 | 52.9% | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 47.6% | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 40.5% | -15.1% |
| 1980 | 34.4% | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 28.3% | -17.7% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | -19.6% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | -23.2% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.7% | 52.9% | 58.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 44.0% | 40.5% | 47.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 31.3% | 28.3% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 17.5% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 11.6% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Malaysia was 8.8% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
- Malaysia ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education