Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malawi

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary was 48.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
48.8%
World rank
16th
of 144 countries
All-time high
48.8%
in 2010
All-time low
18.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malawi, 1960–2010

010203040501960198520101960: 18.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 21.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 22.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 31 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 26.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 29.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 31.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 35.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 41.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 41.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 48.8 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 40-44 with primary in Malawi stood at 48.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malawi peaked at 48.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1960.

That places Malawi 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 18.2%
1965 21.2% +16.5%
1970 22.9% +8.0%
1975 31.0% +35.4%
1980 26.6% -14.1%
1985 29.1% +9.1%
1990 31.1% +6.9%
1995 35.9% +15.6%
2000 41.7% +16.2%
2005 41.7% +0.0%
2010 48.8% +17.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.7% 18.2% 21.2% 2
1970s 26.9% 22.9% 31.0% 2
1980s 27.8% 26.6% 29.1% 2
1990s 33.5% 31.1% 35.9% 2
2000s 41.7% 41.7% 41.7% 2
2010s 48.8% 48.8% 48.8% 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 13 El Salvador 49.9% compare
  2. 14 Uganda 49.4% compare
  3. 15 Kenya 49.0% compare
  4. 17 Namibia 48.6% compare
  5. 18 Ecuador 46.4% compare
  6. 19 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malawi?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Malawi was 48.8% 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 40-44 with primary recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1960.
How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
Malawi ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 40-44 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 40-44 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)