Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. was 10.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 10.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Malaysia peaked at 29.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 70th 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 40-44 with primary schooling. in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.2% | — |
| 1965 | 9.4% | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 15.3% | +61.9% |
| 1975 | 15.7% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 26.8% | +71.2% |
| 1985 | 27.5% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 28.4% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 29.6% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 18.7% | -36.9% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -44.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.5% | 15.3% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.2% | 26.8% | 27.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 28.4% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 18.7% | 19.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 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 40-44 with primary schooling. in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Malaysia was 10.8% 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 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.?
- Malaysia ranks 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary