Japan vs Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary

Japan
26.4%
in 2010
Malawi
28.9%
in 2010
Japan rank
67th
Malawi rank
64th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary over time

  • Japan
  • Malawi
20406080196019852010

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 28.9% against 26.4% in Japan, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 67th and Malawi ranks 64th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 71.6% 14.5% 57.1% Japan
1970s 81.6% 18.5% 63.1% Japan
1980s 76.3% 15.2% 61.1% Japan
1990s 63.8% 15.2% 48.6% Japan
2000s 37.6% 22.0% 15.7% Japan
2010s 26.4% 28.9% 2.5% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary, Japan or Malawi?
Malawi, at 28.9% against 26.4% in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary between Japan and Malawi?
2.5%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary?
Japan ranks 67th and Malawi ranks 64th 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 female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 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
Last refreshed

Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)