Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Malawi
Malawi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education was 46.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 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 60-64 with no education in Malawi stood at 46.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Malawi peaked at 76.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2010.
That places Malawi 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 60-64 with no education in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 76.4% | — |
| 1965 | 70.8% | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 69.4% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 67.6% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 68.8% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 70.1% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 68.2% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 61.8% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.6% | 70.8% | 76.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 68.5% | 67.6% | 69.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 69.4% | 68.8% | 70.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 61.8% | 68.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 54.3% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 36 Saudi Arabia 52.2% compare
- 37 Lao People's Democratic Republic 49.0% compare
- 38 Guatemala 48.9% compare
- 40 Bahrain 45.5% compare
- 41 Tunisia 45.0% compare
- 42 Tanzania, United Republic of 44.3% compare
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Malawi?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Malawi was 46.7% 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 60-64 with no education recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education?
- Malawi ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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 60-64 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education