Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malawi

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 54.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
54.1%
World rank
44th
of 144 countries
All-time high
76.4%
in 1965
All-time low
54.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malawi, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 76.31965: 76.41970: 72.41975: 67.61980: 68.81985: 70.11990: 701995: 69.82000: 63.12005: 632010: 54.1

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malawi stood at 54.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malawi peaked at 76.4% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 2010.

Malawi ranks 44th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 76.3%
1965 76.4% +0.1%
1970 72.4% -5.2%
1975 67.6% -6.7%
1980 68.8% +1.7%
1985 70.1% +1.9%
1990 70.0% -0.2%
1995 69.8% -0.2%
2000 63.1% -9.6%
2005 63.0% -0.2%
2010 54.1% -14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 76.4% 76.3% 76.4% 2
1970s 70.0% 67.6% 72.4% 2
1980s 69.5% 68.8% 70.1% 2
1990s 69.9% 69.8% 70.0% 2
2000s 63.1% 63.0% 63.1% 2
2010s 54.1% 54.1% 54.1% 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 41 Bangladesh 57.1% compare
  2. 42 Singapore 56.0% compare
  3. 43 Myanmar 54.6% compare
  4. 45 United Arab Emirates 51.9% compare
  5. 46 Iran 51.5% compare
  6. 47 Jordan 51.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malawi?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Malawi was 54.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 1965.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2010.
How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Malawi ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 population age 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education
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 population age 70-74 with no education