Malawi vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes
Malawi
68.0%
in 2020
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
95.3%
in 2024
Malawi rank
67th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
64th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes over time
- Malawi
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 95.3% against 68.0% in Malawi, a difference of 27.3%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 67th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 64th of 87 countries.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.7% | 80.5% | 34.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 59.9% | 87.0% | 27.1% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 94.2% | 22.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 94.6% | 26.6% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes, Malawi or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 95.3% against 68.0% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes between Malawi and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 27.3%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 67th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 64th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). 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