Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary was 61.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Malaysia is 61.6%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Malaysia peaked at 66.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1965.
Malaysia ranks 36th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.9% | — |
| 1965 | 8.6% | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 16.6% | +92.3% |
| 1975 | 18.8% | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 35.7% | +90.1% |
| 1985 | 36.0% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 51.8% | +44.0% |
| 1995 | 54.3% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 66.4% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 17.7% | 16.6% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 35.7% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 51.8% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 66.1% | 66.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 61.6% | 61.6% | 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 secondary in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Malaysia was 61.6% 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 secondary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1965.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary?
- Malaysia ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)