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 16.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Malaysia stood at 16.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in Malaysia peaked at 53.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2010.
Malaysia ranks 78th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 40-44 with primary schooling. in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.4% | — |
| 1965 | 30.2% | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 43.7% | +45.0% |
| 1975 | 44.8% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 53.9% | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 52.9% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 41.6% | -21.4% |
| 1995 | 43.5% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | -38.7% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -41.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.8% | 29.4% | 30.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 44.3% | 43.7% | 44.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.4% | 52.9% | 53.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 41.6% | 43.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 26.6% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 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 16.1% 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 53.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.?
- Malaysia ranks 78th 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 39.5%. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)