Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Malawi: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
7.64 million number
in 2019
Malawi
798,718 number
in 2015
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st
Malawi rank
28th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Malawi
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197419962019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 7.64 million number against 798,718 number in Malawi, a difference of 6.84 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.6 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 31st and Malawi ranks 28th 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 11.91 million number 448,680 number 11.46 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 11.00 million number 443,022 number 10.56 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 9.23 million number 674,944 number 8.56 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Malawi?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 7.64 million number against 798,718 number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malawi?
6.84 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 illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Malawi ranks 28th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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