Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Malawi
Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 21.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Malawi is 21.6%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Malawi peaked at 29.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1960.
Malawi ranks 49th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.2% | — |
| 1965 | 16.1% | +95.6% |
| 1970 | 15.1% | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | -41.8% |
| 1980 | 21.3% | +142.5% |
| 1985 | 29.4% | +37.6% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | -25.2% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | -28.6% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +49.3% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.2% | 8.2% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 8.8% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 21.3% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 15.7% | 22.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 12.8% | 19.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Malawi?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Malawi was 21.6% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Malawi ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary