Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Malawi
Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. was 58.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Malawi, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Malawi stood at 58.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Malawi peaked at 58.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 1960.
That places Malawi 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.5% | — |
| 1965 | 36.7% | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 39.9% | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 49.2% | +23.4% |
| 1980 | 46.0% | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 46.3% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 47.4% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.6% | 32.5% | 36.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 44.5% | 39.9% | 49.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.1% | 46.0% | 46.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 47.4% | 51.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 54.3% | 54.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 58.5% | 58.5% | 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 30-34 with primary schooling. in Malawi?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Malawi was 58.5% 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 30-34 with primary schooling. recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling.?
- Malawi ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)