Malaysia vs Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education

Malaysia
59.5%
in 2010
Zambia
56.6%
in 2010
Malaysia rank
47th
Zambia rank
49th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education over time

  • Malaysia
  • Zambia
020406080196019852010

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 59.5% against 56.6% in Zambia, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 49th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 80.7% 79.6% 1.0% Malaysia
1970s 76.2% 80.4% 4.2% Zambia
1980s 70.8% 78.1% 7.3% Zambia
1990s 45.2% 58.8% 13.5% Zambia
2000s 24.0% 56.8% 32.8% Zambia
2010s 59.5% 56.6% 2.9% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education, Malaysia or Zambia?
Malaysia, at 59.5% against 56.6% in Zambia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education between Malaysia and Zambia?
2.9%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zambia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Malaysia and Zambia rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Malaysia ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 49th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malaysia vs Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-75-with-no-education/malaysia/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-75-with-no-education/malaysia/zambia/">Malaysia vs Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education
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
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 75+ with no education