Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Malawi: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
6.00 million number
in 2019
Malawi
223,690 number
in 2015
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
32nd
Malawi rank
35th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Malawi
02.0M4.0M6.0M197419962019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 6.00 million number against 223,690 number in Malawi, a difference of 5.77 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 26.8 times Malawi's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 35th of 39 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 4.02 million number 123,218 number 3.89 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 4.80 million number 148,335 number 4.66 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 5.96 million number 214,775 number 5.74 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Malawi?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 6.00 million number against 223,690 number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malawi?
5.77 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malawi?
5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malawi rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd 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
Last refreshed

Total number of females over age 65 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.