Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Malawi
Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education was 32.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education 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 35-39 with no education in Malawi is 32.0%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Malawi peaked at 67.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2010.
That places Malawi 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.1% | — |
| 1965 | 67.1% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 58.6% | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 54.1% | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 48.3% | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 51.8% | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 45.8% | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -7.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 32.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 55.0%, 58% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 32.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5%, 85% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.1% | 67.1% | 67.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 56.4% | 54.1% | 58.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 48.3% | 51.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.2% | 42.7% | 45.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 34.7% | 40.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 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 35-39 with no education in Malawi?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Malawi was 32.0% 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 35-39 with no education recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education?
- Malawi ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 35-39 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education