Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia

Malaysia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. was 32.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
32.0%
World rank
71st
of 144 countries
All-time high
36.8%
in 1990
All-time low
8.6%
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 15.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 16.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 18.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 22.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 21.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 28.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 36.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 24.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 8.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 26.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 32 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia is 32.0%, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of up 272.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia peaked at 36.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2000.

Malaysia ranks 71st 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: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Malaysia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 15.5%
1965 16.7% +7.5%
1970 18.1% +8.5%
1975 22.1% +22.1%
1980 21.9% -0.7%
1985 28.7% +31.0%
1990 36.8% +28.2%
1995 24.3% -34.0%
2000 8.6% -64.6%
2005 26.6% +210.0%
2010 32.0% +20.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.1% 15.5% 16.7% 2
1970s 20.1% 18.1% 22.1% 2
1980s 25.3% 21.9% 28.7% 2
1990s 30.5% 24.3% 36.8% 2
2000s 17.6% 8.6% 26.6% 2
2010s 32.0% 32.0% 32.0% 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 68 Denmark 32.4% compare
  2. 69 Japan 32.3% compare
  3. 70 Kuwait 32.1% compare
  4. 72 Syria 31.1% compare
  5. 73 Cuba 30.7% compare
  6. 74 Brunei Darussalam 30.7% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Malaysia was 32.0% 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 75+ with primary schooling. recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2000.
How does Malaysia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling.?
Malaysia ranks 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 272.7%. 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: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)