Malawi vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling.

Malawi
3.0%
in 2010
United States of America
2.9%
in 2010
Malawi rank
116th
United States of America rank
119th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. over time

  • Malawi
  • United States of America
0102030196019852010

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

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

Malawi ranks 116th and United States of America ranks 119th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 1.4% 24.7% 23.4% United States of America
1970s 1.0% 16.1% 15.1% United States of America
1980s 5.8% 10.1% 4.4% United States of America
1990s 3.1% 9.2% 6.2% United States of America
2000s 2.6% 3.6% 1.1% United States of America
2010s 3.0% 2.9% 0.2% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling., Malawi or United States of America?
Malawi, at 3.0% against 2.9% in United States of America as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. between Malawi and United States of America?
0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Malawi and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling.?
Malawi ranks 116th and United States of America ranks 119th 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 primary schooling. 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 population age 75+ with primary schooling. 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 population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary