Malawi vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity
Malawi
0.24 GPIA
in 2020
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
0.85 GPIA
in 2024
Malawi rank
80th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
77th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- Malawi
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 0.85 GPIA against 0.24 GPIA in Malawi, a difference of 0.61 GPIA.
That makes WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 3.5 times Malawi's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 80th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 77th of 84 countries.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.19 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 0.41 GPIA | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 0.41 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 0.3892 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.4208 GPIA | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 0.24 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, Malawi or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 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 Malawi and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.61 GPIA, with WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Malawi ranks 80th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 77th of 84 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release