Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Malawi

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary was 34.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
34.1%
World rank
9th
of 144 countries
All-time high
34.1%
in 2005
All-time low
11.7%
in 1985
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Malawi, 1960–2010

1015202530351960198520101960: 17.81965: 17.81970: 22.41975: 24.71980: 18.11985: 11.71990: 21.11995: 27.12000: 31.52005: 34.12010: 34.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Malawi is 34.1%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Malawi peaked at 34.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1985.

Malawi ranks 9th 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 45-49 with primary in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 17.8%
1965 17.8% +0.0%
1970 22.4% +26.1%
1975 24.7% +10.1%
1980 18.1% -26.9%
1985 11.7% -35.2%
1990 21.1% +80.0%
1995 27.1% +28.5%
2000 31.5% +16.3%
2005 34.1% +8.3%
2010 34.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.8% 17.8% 17.8% 2
1970s 23.6% 22.4% 24.7% 2
1980s 14.9% 11.7% 18.1% 2
1990s 24.1% 21.1% 27.1% 2
2000s 32.8% 31.5% 34.1% 2
2010s 34.1% 34.1% 34.1% 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 6 Uganda 37.2% compare
  2. 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 34.9% compare
  3. 8 Honduras 34.2% compare
  4. 10 Paraguay 32.9% compare
  5. 11 Mauritius 31.7% compare
  6. 12 Kenya 28.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Malawi?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Malawi was 34.1% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1985.
How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
Malawi ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 45-49 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 45-49 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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