Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Malawi

Malawi: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male was 798,718 number in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
798,718 number
Change on year
up 30.1%
World rank
28th
of 83 countries
All-time high
798,718 number
in 2015
All-time low
443,022 number
in 1998
Years of data
5
1987–2015

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Malawi, 1987–2015

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1987200120151987: 448.7k number1998: 443.0k number2010: 612.4k number2014: 613.7k number2015: 798.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 798,718 number for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 30.1% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Malawi peaked at 798,718 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 443,022 number, in 1998.

Malawi ranks 28th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 448,680 number 448,680 number 448,680 number 1
1990s 443,022 number 443,022 number 443,022 number 1
2010s 674,944 number 612,376 number 798,718 number 3

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  4. 29 Colombia 570,730 number compare
  5. 30 Rwanda 536,304 number compare
  6. 31 Burundi 505,528 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Malawi?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Malawi was 798,718 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 798,718 number in 2015.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 443,022 number in 1998.
How does Malawi rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Malawi ranks 28th out of 83 countries with data for 2015.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
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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.