Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Malawi

Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 41.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
41.7%
World rank
29th
of 144 countries
All-time high
41.7%
in 2010
All-time low
17.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Malawi, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 17.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 18.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 19 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 25 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 19.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 21.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 23.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 29 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 36.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 36.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 41.7 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 50-54 with primary in Malawi stood at 41.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Malawi peaked at 41.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1960.

Malawi ranks 29th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 50-54 with primary in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Malawi, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 17.9%
1965 18.2% +1.7%
1970 19.0% +4.4%
1975 25.0% +31.6%
1980 19.8% -20.9%
1985 21.3% +7.6%
1990 23.4% +9.7%
1995 29.0% +24.1%
2000 36.5% +25.9%
2005 36.5% +0.0%
2010 41.7% +14.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.0% 17.9% 18.2% 2
1970s 22.0% 19.0% 25.0% 2
1980s 20.5% 19.8% 21.3% 2
1990s 26.2% 23.4% 29.0% 2
2000s 36.5% 36.5% 36.5% 2
2010s 41.7% 41.7% 41.7% 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 43.1% compare
  2. 27 Mexico 42.0% compare
  3. 28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 41.9% compare
  4. 30 Peru 40.1% compare
  5. 31 Macau, China 39.7% compare
  6. 32 Maldives 39.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Malawi?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Malawi was 41.7% 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 50-54 with primary recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1960.
How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
Malawi ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 50-54 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 50-54 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)