Malawi vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male
Malawi
78.2%
in 2020
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
91.1%
in 2024
Malawi rank
70th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
73rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time
- Malawi
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 91.1% against 78.2% in Malawi, a difference of 12.9%.
That makes WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 70th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 73rd of 88 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 | 65.4% | 73.7% | 8.3% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 84.2% | 11.0% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 90.0% | 9.3% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 90.2% | 12.0% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, Malawi or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025), at 91.1% against 78.2% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Malawi and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 12.9%, 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Malawi ranks 70th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 73rd of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). 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