Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary

Malaysia
9.7%
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
11.1%
in 2010
Malaysia rank
55th
Papua New Guinea rank
52nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary over time

  • Malaysia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 11.1% against 9.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 6.9% 3.8% 3.1% Malaysia
1970s 9.5% 4.4% 5.1% Malaysia
1980s 17.9% 3.1% 14.8% Malaysia
1990s 22.8% 7.7% 15.2% Malaysia
2000s 16.5% 10.6% 5.9% Malaysia
2010s 9.7% 11.1% 1.4% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary, Malaysia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 11.1% against 9.7% in Malaysia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary between Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
1.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Malaysia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
Malaysia ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed