GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 vs Malawi: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
92.4%
in 2024
Malawi
59.3%
in 2020
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank
67th
Malawi rank
68th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time

  • GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
  • Malawi
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How they compare

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 currently reports 92.4% against 59.3% in Malawi, a difference of 33.1%.

That makes GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024's figure about 1.6 times Malawi's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 67th and Malawi ranks 68th of 203 groups.

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 78.0% 27.8% 50.2% GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
1990s 83.4% 46.6% 36.7% GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
2010s 90.3% 63.6% 26.7% GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
2020s 91.5% 59.3% 32.3% GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 or Malawi?
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, at 92.4% against 59.3% in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Malawi?
33.1%, with GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Malawi?
5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2020.
How do GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Malawi rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 67th and Malawi ranks 68th of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,624 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release