East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Malawi: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
20.68 million number
in 2019
Malawi
1.35 million number
in 2015
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
27th
Malawi rank
26th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Malawi
050.0M100.0M150.0M197619972019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 20.68 million number against 1.35 million number in Malawi, a difference of 19.32 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.3 times Malawi's.

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 26th of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 130.99 million number 972,018 number 130.02 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 56.66 million number 915,846 number 55.74 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 26.60 million number 1.29 million number 25.31 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Malawi?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 20.68 million number against 1.35 million number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malawi?
19.32 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malawi?
5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malawi rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 26th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.