Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malawi

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary was 39.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
39.0%
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
39.0%
in 2010
All-time low
11.9%
in 1985
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malawi, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 17.81965: 20.41970: 22.41975: 301980: 18.11985: 11.91990: 21.31995: 28.62000: 34.12005: 34.12010: 39

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malawi is 39.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malawi peaked at 39.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1985.

Malawi ranks 6th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 17.8%
1965 20.4% +14.6%
1970 22.4% +10.0%
1975 30.0% +33.7%
1980 18.1% -39.8%
1985 11.9% -34.2%
1990 21.3% +79.2%
1995 28.6% +34.1%
2000 34.1% +19.4%
2005 34.1% +0.0%
2010 39.0% +14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.1% 17.8% 20.4% 2
1970s 26.2% 22.4% 30.0% 2
1980s 15.0% 11.9% 18.1% 2
1990s 24.9% 21.3% 28.6% 2
2000s 34.1% 34.1% 34.1% 2
2010s 39.0% 39.0% 39.0% 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 3 Bolivia 41.3% compare
  2. 4 Uganda 41.1% compare
  3. 5 Cambodia 41.0% compare
  4. 7 El Salvador 37.8% compare
  5. 8 Kuwait 32.6% compare
  6. 9 Lesotho 32.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malawi?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malawi was 39.0% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1985.
How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
Malawi ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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