Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Malaysia
Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total was 2,295 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Malaysia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 2,295 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in 2010.
The figure is up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Malaysia peaked at 2,306 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 697, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 44th 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: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 697 | — |
| 1965 | 713 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 921 | +29.2% |
| 1975 | 1,131 | +22.8% |
| 1980 | 1,352 | +19.5% |
| 1985 | 1,552 | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 1,634 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 1,802 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 2,034 | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 2,306 | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 2,295 | -0.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2,295 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,306, 1.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 2,295 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,478, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 705 | 697 | 713 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,026 | 921 | 1,131 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,452 | 1,352 | 1,552 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,718 | 1,634 | 1,802 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,170 | 2,034 | 2,306 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,295 | 2,295 | 2,295 | 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 20-24, total in Malaysia?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Malaysia was 2,295 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 20-24, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,306 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 697 in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total?
- Malaysia ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 20-24, total is the total population of 20-24 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.