Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Malawi

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. was 36.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
36.5%
World rank
10th
of 144 countries
All-time high
36.5%
in 2010
All-time low
22.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Malawi, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 22.21965: 271970: 29.11975: 31.11980: 25.71985: 22.41990: 26.61995: 31.82000: 35.72005: 35.72010: 36.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Malawi stood at 36.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Malawi peaked at 36.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1960.

Malawi ranks 10th 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 population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 22.2%
1965 27.0% +21.6%
1970 29.1% +7.9%
1975 31.1% +6.7%
1980 25.7% -17.5%
1985 22.4% -12.6%
1990 26.6% +18.8%
1995 31.8% +19.2%
2000 35.7% +12.5%
2005 35.7% +0.0%
2010 36.5% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24.6% 22.2% 27.0% 2
1970s 30.1% 29.1% 31.1% 2
1980s 24.0% 22.4% 25.7% 2
1990s 29.2% 26.6% 31.8% 2
2000s 35.7% 35.7% 35.7% 2
2010s 36.5% 36.5% 36.5% 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 7 Dominican Republic 39.8% compare
  2. 8 Honduras 37.6% compare
  3. 9 Cambodia 37.3% compare
  4. 11 Uganda 34.9% compare
  5. 12 Myanmar 34.8% compare
  6. 13 Zimbabwe 34.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Malawi?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Malawi was 36.5% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1960.
How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling.?
Malawi ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 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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