Malawi vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male

Malawi
1.35 million number
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
23.09 million number
in 2019
Malawi rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
25th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

  • Malawi
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M197119952019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 23.09 million number against 1.35 million number in Malawi, a difference of 21.74 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 17.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 87 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1980s 753,196 number 21.06 million number 20.31 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 704,031 number 20.10 million number 19.40 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 1.14 million number 19.33 million number 18.18 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, Malawi or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 23.09 million number against 1.35 million number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
21.74 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
How do Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
Malawi ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,271 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of males over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.