Lower middle income vs Malawi: Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female

Lower middle income
65.3%
in 2019
Malawi
77.0%
in 2015
Lower middle income rank
16th
Malawi rank
17th

Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 77.0% against 65.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 11.7%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 16th and Malawi ranks 17th of 37 groups.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 59.9% 65.7% 5.8% Malawi
1990s 62.9% 66.5% 3.6% Malawi
2010s 64.4% 78.8% 14.4% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female, Lower middle income or Malawi?
Malawi, at 77.0% against 65.3% in Lower middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female between Lower middle income and Malawi?
11.7%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malawi?
5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
How do Lower middle income and Malawi rank globally for elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female?
Lower middle income ranks 16th and Malawi ranks 17th of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,196 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Share of the elderly illiterate population that is female.