Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malaysia

Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 33.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
33.4%
World rank
58th
of 144 countries
All-time high
81.3%
in 1960
All-time low
33.4%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malaysia, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 81.31965: 801970: 67.31975: 70.81980: 74.91985: 66.71990: 56.61995: 33.82000: 52.12005: 55.42010: 33.4

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malaysia is 33.4%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malaysia peaked at 81.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2010.

Malaysia ranks 58th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malaysia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 81.3%
1965 80.0% -1.5%
1970 67.3% -16.0%
1975 70.8% +5.2%
1980 74.9% +5.8%
1985 66.7% -10.9%
1990 56.6% -15.1%
1995 33.8% -40.3%
2000 52.1% +54.2%
2005 55.4% +6.2%
2010 33.4% -39.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 80.7% 80.0% 81.3% 2
1970s 69.0% 67.3% 70.8% 2
1980s 70.8% 66.7% 74.9% 2
1990s 45.2% 33.8% 56.6% 2
2000s 53.8% 52.1% 55.4% 2
2010s 33.4% 33.4% 33.4% 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 55 Zambia 41.5% compare
  2. 56 Honduras 40.4% compare
  3. 57 Namibia 39.9% compare
  4. 59 Indonesia 32.9% compare
  5. 60 Brazil 32.4% compare
  6. 61 Türkiye 31.7% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malaysia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malaysia was 33.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2010.
How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Malaysia ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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
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Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education