ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) vs Malawi: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
0.85 GPIA
in 2024
Malawi
0.24 GPIA
in 2020
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
77th
Malawi rank
80th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time

  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
  • Malawi
0.20.40.60.8197519992024

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 0.85 GPIA against 0.24 GPIA in Malawi, a difference of 0.61 GPIA.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 3.5 times Malawi's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 77th and Malawi ranks 80th of 200 groups.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.53 GPIA 0.19 GPIA 0.34 GPIA ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1990s 0.66 GPIA 0.41 GPIA 0.25 GPIA ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 0.805 GPIA 0.3892 GPIA 0.4158 GPIA ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 0.83 GPIA 0.24 GPIA 0.59 GPIA ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) or Malawi?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 0.85 GPIA against 0.24 GPIA in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Malawi?
0.61 GPIA, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Malawi?
5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2020.
How do ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Malawi rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 77th and Malawi ranks 80th of 200 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
284 places, 9,465 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release