Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Malawi
Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 18.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Malawi, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Malawi stood at 18.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Malawi peaked at 62.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2010.
Malawi ranks 43rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.7% | — |
| 1965 | 61.2% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 50.6% | -17.4% |
| 1975 | 48.7% | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 49.4% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 44.6% | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 41.9% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | -31.0% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.0% | 61.2% | 62.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 49.6% | 48.7% | 50.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 41.9% | 44.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 24.4% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Malawi?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Malawi was 18.0% 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+ with no education recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Malawi ranks 43rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education