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

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female was 2.56 in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
2.56
World rank
122nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.56
in 2005
All-time low
0.46
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0.511.522.51960198520101960: 0.481965: 0.461970: 0.611975: 0.671980: 0.941985: 0.841990: 1.11995: 1.22000: 1.32005: 2.62010: 2.6

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Malawi stood at 2.56. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 95.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Malawi peaked at 2.56 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.46, in 1965.

That places Malawi 122nd 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 total schooling, age 45-49, female in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.48
1965 0.46 -4.2%
1970 0.61 +32.6%
1975 0.67 +9.8%
1980 0.94 +40.3%
1985 0.84 -10.6%
1990 1.12 +33.3%
1995 1.25 +11.6%
2000 1.31 +4.8%
2005 2.56 +95.4%
2010 2.56 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.47 0.46 0.48 2
1970s 0.64 0.61 0.67 2
1980s 0.89 0.84 0.94 2
1990s 1.19 1.12 1.25 2
2000s 1.94 1.31 2.56 2
2010s 2.56 2.56 2.56 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 119 Morocco 2.76 compare
  2. 120 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.7 compare
  3. 121 Cambodia 2.58 compare
  4. 123 India 2.51 compare
  5. 124 Sudan 2.48 compare
  6. 124 Togo 2.48 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Malawi?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Malawi was 2.56 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 45-49, female recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 2.56 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total 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 total schooling, age 45-49, female?
Malawi ranks 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 95.4%. 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 45-49, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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