China (People’s Republic of) vs Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total

China (People’s Republic of)
0.42
in 2010
Malaysia
0.48
in 2010
China (People’s Republic of) rank
95th
Malaysia rank
93rd

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Malaysia
0246196019852010

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.48 against 0.42 in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.06.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 95th and Malaysia ranks 93rd of 144 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.045 0.155 0.11 Malaysia
1970s 0.045 0.195 0.15 Malaysia
1980s 0.08 0.2 0.12 Malaysia
1990s 0.18 1.35 1.17 Malaysia
2000s 0.35 3.44 3.09 Malaysia
2010s 0.42 0.48 0.06 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total, China (People’s Republic of) or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.48 against 0.42 in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total between China (People’s Republic of) and Malaysia?
0.06, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Malaysia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Malaysia rank globally for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 95th and Malaysia ranks 93rd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of secondary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 75.