Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Malawi

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary was 31.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
31.5%
World rank
12th
of 144 countries
All-time high
31.5%
in 2005
All-time low
9.3%
in 1985
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Malawi, 1960–2010

10152025301960198520101960: 17.61965: 17.61970: 18.71975: 19.81980: 14.51985: 9.31990: 17.11995: 22.92000: 26.92005: 31.52010: 31.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 31.5% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Malawi peaked at 31.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1985.

Malawi ranks 12th 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 55-59 with primary in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 17.6%
1965 17.6% +0.0%
1970 18.7% +6.5%
1975 19.8% +5.7%
1980 14.5% -26.9%
1985 9.3% -36.0%
1990 17.1% +84.1%
1995 22.9% +34.1%
2000 26.9% +17.6%
2005 31.5% +17.1%
2010 31.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.6% 17.6% 17.6% 2
1970s 19.3% 18.7% 19.8% 2
1980s 11.9% 9.3% 14.5% 2
1990s 20.0% 17.1% 22.9% 2
2000s 29.2% 26.9% 31.5% 2
2010s 31.5% 31.5% 31.5% 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 9 Honduras 34.5% compare
  2. 10 Uganda 32.9% compare
  3. 11 Namibia 31.9% compare
  4. 13 Ecuador 30.3% compare
  5. 14 Indonesia 30.1% compare
  6. 15 Bolivia 29.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Malawi?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Malawi was 31.5% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1985.
How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
Malawi ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 55-59 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 55-59 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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