Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Malawi

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education was 38.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
38.6%
World rank
32nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
79.8%
in 1960
All-time low
38.6%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Malawi, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 79.81965: 78.71970: 73.21975: 68.81980: 68.91985: 71.51990: 64.91995: 59.32000: 55.32005: 49.92010: 38.6

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Malawi is 38.6%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Malawi peaked at 79.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 2010.

That places Malawi 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 79.8%
1965 78.7% -1.4%
1970 73.2% -7.0%
1975 68.8% -6.0%
1980 68.9% +0.2%
1985 71.5% +3.8%
1990 64.9% -9.2%
1995 59.3% -8.6%
2000 55.3% -6.8%
2005 49.9% -9.8%
2010 38.6% -22.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 79.2% 78.7% 79.8% 2
1970s 71.0% 68.8% 73.2% 2
1980s 70.2% 68.9% 71.5% 2
1990s 62.1% 59.3% 64.9% 2
2000s 52.6% 49.9% 55.3% 2
2010s 38.6% 38.6% 38.6% 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 29 Ghana 43.0% compare
  2. 30 Congo 42.6% compare
  3. 31 Iraq 38.8% compare
  4. 33 Cambodia 37.4% compare
  5. 34 Tunisia 36.8% compare
  6. 35 Algeria 36.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Malawi?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Malawi was 38.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 2010.
How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education?
Malawi ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education
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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Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education