Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Malawi
Malawi: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female was 0 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female 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+, female in Malawi is 0, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Malawi peaked at 0.01 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Malawi 143rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0.01 | — |
| 1995 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.03. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.04. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Malawi?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female 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+, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female 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+, female?
- Malawi ranks 143rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 15.