Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Malawi

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total was 1.59 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
1.59
World rank
123rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.59
in 2005
All-time low
0.62
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Malawi, 1960–2010

00.511.51960198520101960: 0.631965: 0.621970: 0.821975: 0.861980: 0.951985: 0.981990: 0.911995: 12000: 1.12005: 1.62010: 1.6

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Malawi stood at 1.59. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Malawi peaked at 1.59 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.62, in 1965.

That places Malawi 123rd 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.625 0.62 0.63 2
1970s 0.84 0.82 0.86 2
1980s 0.965 0.95 0.98 2
1990s 0.975 0.91 1.04 2
2000s 1.36 1.14 1.59 2
2010s 1.59 1.59 1.59 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 120 Liberia 1.83 compare
  2. 121 Mauritania 1.77 compare
  3. 122 Kenya 1.7 compare
  4. 124 Iraq 1.58 compare
  5. 125 Eswatini 1.5 compare
  6. 126 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.39 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Malawi?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total in Malawi was 1.59 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1.59 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.62 in 1965.
How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total?
Malawi ranks 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 total schooling, age 65-69, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 65-69, total
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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Average years of total schooling, 65-69, total is the average years of education completed among people age 65-69.