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

Malawi ranks 116th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Name: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, total 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 total schooling, age 75+, total was 1.12 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)

1.12

World rank

116th

of 144 countries

All-time high

1.12

in 2010

All-time low

0.62

in 1965

Years of data

1960–2010

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

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 1.12 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Malawi peaked at 1.12 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.62, in 1965.

Malawi ranks 116th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.625	0.62	0.63	2
1970s	0.795	0.73	0.86	2
1980s	0.96	0.94	0.98	2
1990s	0.905	0.9	0.91	2
2000s	0.975	0.91	1.04	2
2010s	1.12	1.12	1.12	1

Countries ranked near Malawi

113 Cameroon 1.35 compare
114 Cambodia 1.29 compare
115 Libya 1.26 compare
117 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.05 compare
117 Eswatini 1.05 compare
117 Myanmar 1.05 compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Malawi?: Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total in Malawi was 1.12 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 75+, total recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 1.12 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, 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 75+, total?: Malawi ranks 116th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 75+, 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average years of total schooling, 75+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 75.