Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education in Malawi
Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education was 40.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education in Malawi, 1960–2010
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 35-39 with no education in Malawi is 40.9%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education in Malawi peaked at 78.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2010.
That places Malawi 26th 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 35-39 with no education in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.8% | — |
| 1965 | 78.8% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 71.6% | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 68.5% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 63.4% | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 68.7% | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 60.9% | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 56.7% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 53.9% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.8% | 78.8% | 78.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 70.1% | 68.5% | 71.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 66.1% | 63.4% | 68.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 58.8% | 56.7% | 60.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 45.5% | 53.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 40.9% | 40.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 43.4% compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 42.0% compare
- 25 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 41.1% compare
- 27 Ghana 40.2% compare
- 28 Egypt 39.8% compare
- 29 Lao People's Democratic Republic 36.7% compare
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education in Malawi?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education in Malawi was 40.9% 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 35-39 with no education recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education?
- Malawi ranks 26th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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 35-39 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 35-39 with no education