Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. was 12.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Malaysia is 12.6%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Malaysia peaked at 52.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2010.
That places Malaysia 82nd 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 30-34 with primary schooling. in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.1% | — |
| 1965 | 42.8% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 52.2% | +21.9% |
| 1975 | 52.6% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 46.2% | -12.2% |
| 1985 | 45.5% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 26.9% | -40.9% |
| 1995 | 27.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | -41.1% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.5% | 42.1% | 42.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 52.4% | 52.2% | 52.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 45.9% | 45.5% | 46.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 26.9% | 27.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.3% | 16.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 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 30-34 with primary schooling. in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Malaysia was 12.6% 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 30-34 with primary schooling. recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling.?
- Malaysia ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)