What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between East Asia & Pacific and Malawi?

23.29 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malawi?

5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Malawi: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

East Asia & Pacific

24.64 million number

in 2019

Malawi

1.35 million number

in 2015

East Asia & Pacific rank

24th

Malawi rank

26th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

East Asia & Pacific
Malawi

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 24.64 million number against 1.35 million number in Malawi, a difference of 23.29 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 18.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 24th and Malawi ranks 26th of 38 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	142.09 million number	972,018 number	141.12 million number	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	64.78 million number	915,846 number	63.87 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	31.64 million number	1.29 million number	30.35 million number	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, East Asia & Pacific or Malawi?: East Asia & Pacific, at 24.64 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 and Malawi?: 23.29 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malawi?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Malawi rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 24th and Malawi ranks 26th of 38 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: 21 August 2026

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.