Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 14.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia is 14.6%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia peaked at 23.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 68th 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.1% | — |
| 1965 | 12.8% | +26.8% |
| 1970 | 15.2% | +18.3% |
| 1975 | 19.0% | +25.2% |
| 1980 | 23.0% | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 22.8% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 21.9% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 19.9% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 10.1% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 17.1% | 15.2% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 22.8% | 23.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 19.9% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.4% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 65 El Salvador 15.3% compare
- 65 Saudi Arabia 15.3% compare
- 67 Luxembourg 15.2% compare
- 69 Ireland 14.1% compare
- 70 Sri Lanka 13.6% compare
- 71 India 13.6% 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia was 14.6% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Malaysia ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary