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

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. was 33.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
33.7%
World rank
65th
of 144 countries
All-time high
33.7%
in 2010
All-time low
23.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

01020301960198520101960: 23.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 23.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 27.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 32 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 30.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 29.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 29.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 29.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 29.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 32.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 33.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Malawi is 33.7%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Malawi peaked at 33.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1960.

Malawi ranks 65th 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 population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 23.6%
1965 23.6% +0.1%
1970 27.4% +16.1%
1975 32.0% +16.8%
1980 30.7% -4.1%
1985 29.1% -5.3%
1990 29.2% +0.3%
1995 29.3% +0.4%
2000 29.4% +0.5%
2005 32.4% +10.1%
2010 33.7% +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23.6% 23.6% 23.6% 2
1970s 29.7% 27.4% 32.0% 2
1980s 29.9% 29.1% 30.7% 2
1990s 29.2% 29.2% 29.3% 2
2000s 30.9% 29.4% 32.4% 2
2010s 33.7% 33.7% 33.7% 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 62 Nicaragua 35.6% compare
  2. 63 Kazakhstan 35.2% compare
  3. 64 Croatia 34.1% compare
  4. 66 Kyrgyzstan 33.6% compare
  5. 67 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 33.1% compare
  6. 68 Denmark 32.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Malawi?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Malawi was 33.7% 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 75+ with primary schooling. recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1960.
How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling.?
Malawi ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 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 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 population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)