Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Malawi: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.38 million number
in 2019
Malawi
223,690 number
in 2015
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
34th
Malawi rank
35th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.38 million number against 223,690 number in Malawi, a difference of 1.15 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 35th of 39 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 4.28 million number 123,218 number 4.16 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 2.76 million number 148,335 number 2.61 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 1.64 million number 214,775 number 1.42 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Malawi?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.38 million number against 223,690 number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malawi?
1.15 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malawi?
5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malawi rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 35th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,221 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of females over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.