How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total?

Malawi ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.

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 tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Malawi

Name: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Malawi
Creator: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total was 0 in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)

World rank

84th

of 144 countries

All-time high

0.01

in 1995

All-time low

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Malawi, 1960–2010

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Malawi is 0, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Malawi peaked at 0.01 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.

Malawi ranks 84th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year	Value	Change
1960	0	—
1965	0	—
1970	0	—
1975	0	—
1980	0	—
1985	0	—
1990	0	—
1995	0.01	—
2000	0	-100.0%
2005	0	—
2010	0	—

Malawi compared with similar countries

Malawi's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.005. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Highest	Years
1960s	0	0	2
1970s	0	0	2
1980s	0	0	2
1990s	0.005	0.01	2
2000s	0	0	2
2010s	0	0	1

Countries ranked near Malawi

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More education data for Malawi

Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)

All data for Malawi →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Malawi?: Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Malawi was 0 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 0.01 in 1995.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total?: Malawi ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
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 tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total
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
Last refreshed: 13 November 2026

Average years of tertiary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 15-19.