Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female in Malawi

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female was 2.33 in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
2.33
World rank
115th
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.33
in 2005
All-time low
0.46
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female in Malawi, 1960–2010

0.511.522.51960198520101960: 0.471965: 0.461970: 0.591975: 0.651980: 0.911985: 0.81990: 11995: 1.12000: 1.22005: 2.32010: 2.3

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female in Malawi stood at 2.33. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 99.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female in Malawi peaked at 2.33 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.46, in 1965.

Malawi ranks 115th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.47
1965 0.46 -2.1%
1970 0.59 +28.3%
1975 0.65 +10.2%
1980 0.91 +40.0%
1985 0.8 -12.1%
1990 1.02 +27.5%
1995 1.12 +9.8%
2000 1.17 +4.5%
2005 2.33 +99.1%
2010 2.33 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.465 0.46 0.47 2
1970s 0.62 0.59 0.65 2
1980s 0.855 0.8 0.91 2
1990s 1.07 1.02 1.12 2
2000s 1.75 1.17 2.33 2
2010s 2.33 2.33 2.33 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 112 Guatemala 2.86 compare
  2. 113 Egypt 2.6 compare
  3. 114 Eswatini 2.39 compare
  4. 116 Haiti 2.32 compare
  5. 117 Cambodia 2.27 compare
  6. 118 Myanmar 2.25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female in Malawi?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female in Malawi was 2.33 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 2.33 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.46 in 1965.
How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female?
Malawi ranks 115th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female
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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Average years of primary schooling, 45-49, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 45-49.