Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Malawi

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary was 20.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
20.8%
World rank
85th
of 144 countries
All-time high
20.8%
in 2010
All-time low
13.4%
in 1985
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Malawi, 1960–2010

051015201960198520101960: 14.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 14.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 17 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 20 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 17 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 13.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 14.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 15.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 17.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 19.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 20.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 20.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Malawi peaked at 20.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1985.

Malawi ranks 85th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 14.5%
1965 14.5% +0.1%
1970 17.0% +17.0%
1975 20.0% +17.9%
1980 17.0% -14.9%
1985 13.4% -21.3%
1990 14.5% +8.3%
1995 15.9% +9.3%
2000 17.5% +10.3%
2005 19.8% +13.0%
2010 20.8% +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.5% 14.5% 14.5% 2
1970s 18.5% 17.0% 20.0% 2
1980s 15.2% 13.4% 17.0% 2
1990s 15.2% 14.5% 15.9% 2
2000s 18.6% 17.5% 19.8% 2
2010s 20.8% 20.8% 20.8% 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 82 Myanmar 21.6% compare
  2. 83 Latvia 21.5% compare
  3. 84 Bulgaria 21.1% compare
  4. 86 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.8% compare
  5. 87 Slovenia 20.6% compare
  6. 88 Gabon 19.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Malawi?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Malawi was 20.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1985.
How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary?
Malawi ranks 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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
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Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)