Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Malawi

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary was 56.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
56.8%
World rank
7th
of 144 countries
All-time high
56.8%
in 2010
All-time low
21.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Malawi, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 21.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 25.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 28.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 39 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 34.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 35 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 36.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 42.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 48.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 51.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 56.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Malawi stood at 56.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Malawi peaked at 56.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 1960.

That places Malawi 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 21.2%
1965 25.7% +21.2%
1970 28.1% +9.3%
1975 39.0% +38.9%
1980 34.5% -11.5%
1985 35.0% +1.4%
1990 36.8% +5.2%
1995 42.8% +16.2%
2000 48.8% +14.1%
2005 51.1% +4.6%
2010 56.8% +11.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23.4% 21.2% 25.7% 2
1970s 33.5% 28.1% 39.0% 2
1980s 34.8% 34.5% 35.0% 2
1990s 39.8% 36.8% 42.8% 2
2000s 49.9% 48.8% 51.1% 2
2010s 56.8% 56.8% 56.8% 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 4 Myanmar 61.0% compare
  2. 5 Papua New Guinea 60.6% compare
  3. 6 Cambodia 59.9% compare
  4. 8 Uganda 55.3% compare
  5. 9 Kenya 55.2% compare
  6. 10 Maldives 55.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Malawi?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Malawi was 56.8% 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 30-34 with primary recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 1960.
How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary?
Malawi ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)