Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Malawi
Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education was 0.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Malawi, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Malawi peaked at 44.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.
Malawi ranks 129th 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 population age 15-19 with no education in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.9% | — |
| 1965 | 44.6% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 20.5% | -54.0% |
| 1975 | 35.0% | +70.7% |
| 1980 | 37.4% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 37.5% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 35.6% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 36.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | -54.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -99.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.2% | 43.9% | 44.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 27.8% | 20.5% | 35.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 37.5% | 37.4% | 37.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.1% | 35.6% | 36.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 0.1% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Malawi?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Malawi was 0.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education?
- Malawi ranks 129th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. 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 population age 15-19 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education