Malawi vs WB: Small States: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index
Malawi
0.76 GPIA
in 2020
WB: Small States
0.96 GPIA
in 2024
Malawi rank
68th
WB: Small States rank
71st
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Malawi
- WB: Small States
How they compare
WB: Small States currently reports 0.96 GPIA against 0.76 GPIA in Malawi, a difference of 0.2 GPIA.
That makes WB: Small States's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, WB: Small States has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 68th and WB: Small States ranks 71st of 87 countries.
WB: Small States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | WB: Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.42 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | WB: Small States |
| 1990s | 0.64 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.31 GPIA | WB: Small States |
| 2010s | 0.7857 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.1643 GPIA | WB: Small States |
| 2020s | 0.76 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.19 GPIA | WB: Small States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index, Malawi or WB: Small States?
- WB: Small States, at 0.96 GPIA against 0.76 GPIA in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index between Malawi and WB: Small States?
- 0.2 GPIA, with WB: Small States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Small States?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and WB: Small States rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 68th and WB: Small States ranks 71st of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 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