Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Malawi
Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary was 4.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Malawi, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 4.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Malawi peaked at 4.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.
Malawi ranks 135th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | — |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +185.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +205.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +21.2% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +114.3% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +77.0% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +73.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 132 Senegal 5.7% compare
- 133 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.6% compare
- 134 Rwanda 4.9% compare
- 136 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.0% compare
- 137 Sudan 3.5% compare
- 138 Mauritania 3.4% 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 50-54 with secondary in Malawi?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Malawi was 4.1% 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 secondary recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary?
- Malawi ranks 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)