Barro-Lee: Percentage … Barro-Lee 25-29 secondary Completed in Malawi
Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage … Barro-Lee 25-29 secondary Completed was 18.3% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary 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 25-29 with secondary in Malawi is 18.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 113.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Malawi peaked at 18.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1960.
That places Malawi 110th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage … Barro-Lee 25-29 secondary Completed in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4% | — |
| 1965 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.3% | +243.6% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +56.7% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +38.6% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -13.7% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +47.7% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +106.0% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +122.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 18.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.5%, 2.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 18.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.4%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Malawi?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary in Malawi was 18.3% 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 25-29 with secondary recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary?
- Malawi ranks 110th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.0%. 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 25-29 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary