Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary was 23.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Malaysia stood at 23.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 105.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Malaysia peaked at 23.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1980.
Malaysia ranks 48th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 30-34 with tertiary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.8% | — |
| 1965 | 1.6% | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +26.8% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -29.6% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | +178.0% |
| 1990 | 12.0% | +187.1% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +31.9% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +55.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.8% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 11.6% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 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 tertiary in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Malaysia was 23.7% 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 tertiary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
- Malaysia ranks 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.2%. 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)