How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female?

Malawi ranks 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.

Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Malawi data come from?

The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Name: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Malawi
Creator: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female was 0.57 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)

0.57

World rank

112th

of 144 countries

All-time high

0.57

in 2010

All-time low

0.37

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Malawi, 1960–2010

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.57 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Malawi peaked at 0.57 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.37, in 1960.

That places Malawi 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year	Value	Change
1960	0.37	—
1965	0.37	+0.0%
1970	0.43	+16.2%
1975	0.51	+18.6%
1980	0.52	+2.0%
1985	0.44	-15.4%
1990	0.44	+0.0%
1995	0.44	+0.0%
2000	0.48	+9.1%
2005	0.54	+12.5%
2010	0.57	+5.6%

Malawi compared with similar countries

Malawi's 0.57 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.225, 2.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Malawi's 0.57 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.465, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.37	0.37	0.37	2
1970s	0.47	0.43	0.51	2
1980s	0.48	0.44	0.52	2
1990s	0.44	0.44	0.44	2
2000s	0.51	0.48	0.54	2
2010s	0.57	0.57	0.57	1

Countries ranked near Malawi

109 Egypt 0.66 compare
110 Tanzania 0.65 compare
111 Bahrain 0.62 compare
113 Syria 0.56 compare
114 Cameroon 0.48 compare
115 Mali 0.45 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Malawi?: Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Malawi was 0.57 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 0.57 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.37 in 1960.
How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female?: Malawi ranks 112th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 18 September 2026

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