Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) was 9,611 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 9,611 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Malaysia peaked at 9,611 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,168, in 1960.
That places Malaysia 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,168 | — |
| 1965 | 2,518 | +16.1% |
| 1970 | 2,976 | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 3,545 | +19.1% |
| 1980 | 4,189 | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 4,827 | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 5,619 | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 6,482 | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 7,541 | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 8,487 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 9,611 | +13.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 9,611 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,844, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 9,611 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,335, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,343 | 2,168 | 2,518 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3,260 | 2,976 | 3,545 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4,508 | 4,189 | 4,827 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6,050 | 5,619 | 6,482 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8,014 | 7,541 | 8,487 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9,611 | 9,611 | 9,611 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.9 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Malaysia was 9,611 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,611 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,168 in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female?
- Malaysia ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, female is the female population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.