Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Malawi
Malawi: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total was 4.03 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, 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 total schooling, age 40-44, total in Malawi is 4.03, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Malawi peaked at 4.03 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.81, in 1960.
Malawi ranks 127th 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 total schooling, age 40-44, total in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.81 | — |
| 1965 | 0.94 | +16.0% |
| 1970 | 1 | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 1.43 | +43.0% |
| 1980 | 1.51 | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 2.11 | +39.7% |
| 1990 | 2.04 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.2 | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 3.74 | +70.0% |
| 2005 | 3.74 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.03 | +7.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 4.03 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.32, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 4.03 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.67, 86% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.875 | 0.81 | 0.94 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.21 | 1 | 1.43 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.81 | 1.51 | 2.11 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.12 | 2.04 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.74 | 3.74 | 3.74 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.03 | 4.03 | 4.03 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 124 Cote d'Ivoire 4.3 compare
- 125 Central African Republic 4.12 compare
- 126 Mauritania 4.07 compare
- 128 Bangladesh 3.97 compare
- 129 Sudan 3.9 compare
- 130 Eswatini 3.63 compare
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 total schooling, age 40-44, total in Malawi?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Malawi was 4.03 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Malawi ranks 127th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 total schooling, age 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of education completed among people age 40-44.