Cameroon vs Malawi: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female

Cameroon
0.48
in 2010
Malawi
0.57
in 2010
Cameroon rank
114th
Malawi rank
112th

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Malawi
0.10.20.30.40.50.6196019852010

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.57 against 0.48 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.09.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 114th and Malawi ranks 112th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.15 0.37 0.22 Malawi
1970s 0.16 0.47 0.31 Malawi
1980s 0.165 0.48 0.315 Malawi
1990s 0.19 0.44 0.25 Malawi
2000s 0.28 0.51 0.23 Malawi
2010s 0.48 0.57 0.09 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female, Cameroon or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.57 against 0.48 in Cameroon as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female between Cameroon and Malawi?
0.09, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female?
Cameroon ranks 114th and Malawi ranks 112th 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 primary schooling, age 75+, female. 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 primary schooling, age 75+, female
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

Average years of primary schooling, 75+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 75.