Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Malawi

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 34.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
34.1%
World rank
10th
of 144 countries
All-time high
34.1%
in 2010
All-time low
11.7%
in 1985
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Malawi, 1960–2010

1015202530351960198520101960: 17.61965: 17.81970: 18.71975: 24.71980: 14.51985: 11.71990: 18.21995: 25.12000: 31.52005: 31.52010: 34.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Malawi stood at 34.1%. 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 50-54 with primary in Malawi peaked at 34.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1985.

That places Malawi 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 50-54 with primary in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 17.6%
1965 17.8% +1.1%
1970 18.7% +5.3%
1975 24.7% +31.8%
1980 14.5% -41.4%
1985 11.7% -19.2%
1990 18.2% +55.9%
1995 25.1% +37.7%
2000 31.5% +25.3%
2005 31.5% +0.0%
2010 34.1% +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.7% 17.6% 17.8% 2
1970s 21.7% 18.7% 24.7% 2
1980s 13.1% 11.7% 14.5% 2
1990s 21.7% 18.2% 25.1% 2
2000s 31.5% 31.5% 31.5% 2
2010s 34.1% 34.1% 34.1% 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 38.4% compare
  2. 8 Uganda 37.2% compare
  3. 9 Honduras 34.2% compare
  4. 11 Maldives 33.2% compare
  5. 12 Paraguay 32.9% compare
  6. 13 Zambia 29.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Malawi?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 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 50-54 with primary recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 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 50-54 with primary?
Malawi ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 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 50-54 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 50-54 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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