Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female in Malawi
Malawi: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female was 2.56 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female in Malawi, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, 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 50-54, female in Malawi peaked at 2.56 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.46, in 1965.
Malawi ranks 120th 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 50-54, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.47 | — |
| 1965 | 0.46 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.49 | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.67 | +36.7% |
| 1980 | 0.65 | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.84 | +29.2% |
| 1990 | 0.79 | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.98 | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 1.31 | +33.7% |
| 2005 | 1.31 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.56 | +95.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.465 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0.67 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.745 | 0.65 | 0.84 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.885 | 0.79 | 0.98 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.56 | 2.56 | 2.56 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, female in Malawi?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, 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 50-54, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, 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 50-54, female?
- Malawi ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, 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 50-54, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 50-54, female is the average years of education completed among females age 50-54.